Find results with:

Add another field

Search by date

to

Searching collections:

American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection

Add or remove collections

Home Lake Survey Charts

Reference URL

Share

Add tags

Comment

To link to this object, paste this link in email, IM or document

To embed this object, paste this HTML in website

Lake Survey Charts

View Description

Download

small (250x250 max)

medium (500x500 max)

large ( > 500x500)

Full Resolution

Print

Loading content ...

you wish to report:

Your comment:

Your Name:

Submit

Cancel

...

Back to top

Powered by CONTENTdm®

Title	Lake Survey Charts
Edition	36
Full Title	Lake Superior chart no. 3
Series	Survey of the northern and northwestern lakes
Publication Date	1873
Map Publisher	United States. Bureau of Topographical Engineers
Subject	Nautical charts
Continent	North and Central America
Country	United States Canada
Region	Great Lakes
Notes	Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Depths shown by isolines and soundings.
Essay Description of Item	IN 1841, Congress created the Lake Survey within the U.S. Army Topographical Engineers, which later became part of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Survey, based in Detroit, Michigan, was charged with conducting a hydrographical survey of the Northern and Northwestern Lakes and preparing and publishing nautical charts and other navigation aids. The Lake Survey published its first charts in 1852. In 1882, after producing 76 charts, it had completed its Congressional mandate.
Type	image; Image
Scale	400000
Original Collection	American Geographical Society Library - Maps American Geographical Society Library - Maps
Original Item Description	1 map
Original Item ID	(AGS) (MAPS) 800-b H-var Lake Survey I
Language	en
Repository	American Geographical Society Library, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries; American Geographical Society Library, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
Digital Publisher	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries ; University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries
Rights	The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System ; The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
Digital ID	als1036
Digital Format	image/tif; image/jp2 ; image/tif; image/jp2
Digital Collection	American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection American Geographical Society Library Digital Map Collection

Find results with:

Searching collections:

Home Lake Survey Charts

Lake Survey Charts

Description

Tags

Comments