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Title
Chart of Green Bay
Names
United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers (Publisher)
Williams, W. G. (William G.), -1846 (Surveyor)
Gunnison, J. W. (John Williams), 1812-1853 (Surveyor)
Franklin, William Buel, 1823-1903 (Cartographer)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Wisconsin

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1846
Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: United States Army Corps of Engineers
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 17-5548
Topics
Nautical charts -- Green Bay (Wis. and Mich.)
Nautical charts
Green Bay (Wis. and Mich.)
Michigan, Lake
Genres
Maps
Nautical charts
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Surveyed under the direction of Capt. W.G. Williams, assisted by Lieut. J.W. Gunnison, Corps of Topl. Engrs., 1845.
Statement of responsibility: "Reduced from the original map in the Topl. Bureau by W.B. Franklin Lieut. Corps Topl. Engrs. 1846."
Citation/reference: New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 4, page 694, column 1, no. 2
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 57 x 88 cm
Description
Map of Green Bay of Lake Michigan, showing numerous soundings, obstacles to navigation, notes about shoreline and lake bottom conditions ("rocky," "clay," "soft," etc.), onshore settlements, and rivers flowing into the bay. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Oriented with north to the right. Includes notes and inset elevation profile: Profile of the dividing ridge at Sturgeon Portage. Horizontal scale [1:12,000]. 1,000 ft. to 1 in. Vertical scale [1:240]. 20 ft. to 1 in.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 68962450
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20646586
Folder number: US256.1.08
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6d522310-e34d-0135-d0f1-0b5bdd9793a4
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

  • 1846: Issued
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Chart of Green Bay " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1846. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b2493c00-4a37-0136-30a0-2f648820c487

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Chart of Green Bay " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b2493c00-4a37-0136-30a0-2f648820c487

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1846). Chart of Green Bay Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/b2493c00-4a37-0136-30a0-2f648820c487

Wikipedia Citation

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Chart of Green Bay