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- Title sheet (sheet 1 of 17) from a set of lithographs that is entitled "Detailed Drawings of St. Mary's Falls Canal & Locks, Michigan." Additional printed text shows "Made under the direction of Lieut. Col. Godfrey Weitzel, Major F. U. Farquhar and Lieut. Col. O. M. Poe, Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, by W. C. Sauer; 1882-3-4." The text is printed in black ink on slightly yellowed paper that has a black borderline. The shield emblem of the Corps of Engineers is printed at the top center of the sheet. Small printed text at the bottom center shows "N. Peters. Photo-Lithographer, Washington, D.C."
- Date Issued:
- 1884-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- One navigational chart entitled, "Preliminary Chart of Eagle Harbor, Lake Superior." The chart was "Surveyed and drawn under the direction of Capt. J. N. Macomb, Topl. Engrs. [Topographical Engineers] by Lieut. W. F. Raynolds, Topl Engrs., Assisted by J. U. Mueller, D. F. Henry, and J. Wallace, 1855" with "Aids to navigation corrected to February 29, 1889." The chart was drawn at a scale of 1:5,000 and covers about 2 miles of the shoreline along Lake Superior in the vicinity of Eagle Harbor, Michigan. The town of Eagle Harbor is shown along with an inset drawing that shows the approach to the harbor. The chart includes information such as soundings in feet, lake bottom characteristics, lighthouses, roads, and sailing directions. The chart was printed in black ink on white paper and was published by the Topographical Bureau of the War Department (later known as the Army Corps of Engineers). Small printed text in the lower left corner shows "Drawn for engraving by Lt. O. M. Poe, Topl. Engrs. and H. Gillman." Small printed text in the right corner shows "Engraved by W. H. Dougal."
- Date Issued:
- 1889-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
