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The transportation problem. The Baxter boat "City of New York," the fastest steamer tried on the Erie Canal

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Memoir, prepared at the request of a committee of the Common council of the city of New York, and presented to the mayor of the city, at the celebration of the completion of the New York canals

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Title
The transportation problem. The Baxter boat "City of New York," the fastest steamer tried on the Erie Canal
Names
Stone, William L. (William Leete) (1792-1844) (Author)
Colden, Cadwallader D. (Cadwallader David) (1769-1834) (Author)
Richardson, James H., active 1848-1880 (Wood engraver)
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Memoir, prepared at the request of a committee of the Common council of the city of New York, and presented to the mayor of the city, at the celebration of the completion of the New York canals

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1825
Place: New York
Publisher: Printed by order of the corporation of New York
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
Shelf locator: MEZO (Colden, C. D. Memoir)
Topics
Erie Canal (N.Y.)
Steamboats -- New York (State)
Canal-boats -- New York (State)
Genres
Prints
Illustrations
Notes
Content: Chittinago and N.Y.L.B. line, Lady of the Lake depicted in image.
Content: Print inserted as extra-illustration.
Physical Description
Wood engravings
Extent: 2 prints : wood engraving ; 5.5 x 18.7 cm. or smaller.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12690975
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 66123cc0-c645-012f-7a34-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1792: Creator Born
  • 1825: Issued
  • 1844: Creator Died
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "The transportation problem. The Baxter boat "City of New York," the fastest steamer tried on the Erie Canal" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1825. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-7e54-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. "The transportation problem. The Baxter boat "City of New York," the fastest steamer tried on the Erie Canal" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-7e54-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. (1825). The transportation problem. The Baxter boat "City of New York," the fastest steamer tried on the Erie Canal Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-7e54-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The transportation problem. The Baxter boat "City of New York," the fastest steamer tried on the Erie Canal