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- Description:
- Map entitled "Les Lacs du Canada et Nouvelle Angleterre" by Robert de Vaugondy and is dated 1749. The map is printed in French in black text on slightly yellowed woven paper. It shows the major lakes and rivers of the Great Lakes and New England regions of North America as well as the main towns and forts. The Great Lakes are outlined in light green lines and the New England states are delineated in light yellow and pink lines. The map title and scale are shown in a box in the lower left corner. Lines of latitude and longitude are labeled along the perimeter of the map area.
- Date Issued:
- 1749-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- General History
- Description:
- One navigational chart entitled, "General Chart of the Northern and Northwestern Lakes, Including New York State Canals and Lake Champlain," that was compiled and published by the U.S. Lake Survey, War Department, Corps of Engineers. The chart (No. 0) is a polyconic projection and is drawn at a scale of 1:1,200,000. It shows all of the Great Lakes region from Duluth, Minnesota, to Lake Champlain and the Hudson River in New York. General topographic details and notes are printed in black. Land areas are shaded pale yellow. Lake areas are shaded white or light blue depending upon water depth and also include contour lines for water depths in fathoms. Lines of latitude and longitude are shown in black. Lines of magnetic variation are shown in red. Principal lighthouses are shown in red and yellow. Information tables are shown on the right and left sides of the chart for U. S. and Canadian canals, dry dock locations, and annual lake level fluctuations. Printed text near the center lower edge shows "Aids to Navigation Corrected from Information Received to June 20, 1916."
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Collection:
- Maritime
- Description:
- Map entitled "Les Lacs du Canada et Nouvelle Angleterre" by Robert de Vaugondy and is dated 1749. The map is printed in French in black text on slightly yellowed woven paper. It shows the major lakes and rivers of the Great Lakes and New England regions of North America as well as the main towns and forts. The Great Lakes are outlined in light green lines and the New England states are delineated in light yellow and pink lines. The map title and scale are shown in a box in the lower left corner. Lines of latitude and longitude are labeled along the perimeter of the map area.
- Date Issued:
- 1749-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Description:
- One navigational chart entitled, "General Chart of the Northern and Northwestern Lakes, Including New York State Canals and Lake Champlain," that was compiled and published by the U.S. Lake Survey, War Department, Corps of Engineers. The chart (No. 0) is a polyconic projection and is drawn at a scale of 1:1,200,000. It shows all of the Great Lakes region from Duluth, Minnesota, to Lake Champlain and the Hudson River in New York. General topographic details and notes are printed in black. Land areas are shaded pale yellow. Lake areas are shaded white or light blue depending upon water depth and also include contour lines for water depths in fathoms. Lines of latitude and longitude are shown in black. Lines of magnetic variation are shown in red. Principal lighthouses are shown in red and yellow. Information tables are shown on the right and left sides of the chart for U. S. and Canadian canals, dry dock locations, and annual lake level fluctuations. Printed text near the center lower edge shows "Aids to Navigation Corrected from Information Received to June 20, 1916."
- Date Issued:
- 1916-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society
- Notes:
- 25 p ; 25 cm. and Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Digital Library Initiatives, 1996. Includes both TIFF files and keyword searchable text. [Making of America] This volume is made possible by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan. Libraries
- Collection:
- Washington,: L. Towers, and Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Library
- Notes:
- x p., 2 L., [3]-466 p. 20 cm.
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan. Libraries
- Collection:
- New York,: The Tribune association, and Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Library
- Notes:
- 105 p. 23 cm.
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan. Libraries
- Collection:
- Albany,: Comstock & Cassidy, printers, and Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Library
- Notes:
- xii, 13-266 p. : ill. ; 19 x 15 cm., "Forming altogether a complete guide to the upper Lakes, upper Mississippi, upper Missouri. With map and embellishments.", and Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Digital Library Initiatives, 1996. Includes both TIFF files and keyword searchable text. [Making of America] This volume is made possible by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan. Libraries
- Collection:
- Philadelphia,: and Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Library
- Notes:
- Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Digital Library Initiatives, 1996. Includes both TIFF files and keyword searchable text. [Making of America] This volume is made possible by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
- Data Provider:
- University of Michigan. Libraries
- Collection:
- Philadelphia :: J. Challen & Son, and Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Library
