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"New Century Atlas" map shows streams, streets & railroads, canals, schools, major landholders, and (in red) the names of larger farms. Also included is the nearby reservation of Canawaugus. The image resolution is intended for web viewing rather…

F. W. Beers map shows streams, roads & railroads, subdivisions, schools & school districts, and principal landowners. The image resolution is intended for web viewing rather than reproduction.

In addition to canals, color-coded map shows railroads in operation, under construction, and proposed.

Principal rail lines (and those under construction) are shown along with canals, and a map legend listing total mileage for each railroad company. Shows connections with mineral areas in northern Pennsylvania.

Overview map of important settlements, forts, trails, and battles during the War of 1812 along the Niagara River.

In his 1782 collection of essays, Letters from an American Farmer, Hector St. John de Crèvecœur described the Cape Cod region as a kind of microcosm of social transformations occurring in North America. "What has happened here has and will happen…

Southwestern county, part of the 1794 Treaty of Canandaigua that extinguished most Seneca nation land rights, is shown here not long after its incorporation in 1817. Remnants of Senecas land are visible as the Cattaraugus Reservation (at upper left)…

In 1853 after extensive study, the New York City Common Council approved a site surrounding the Croton Reservoir for a Manhattan park. Landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted and designer Calvert Vaux were winners of a design competition, and in…

Detail from "New Century Atlas" shows Retsof Mine and related infrastructure, along with area schools, farms, and churches. Just to the northwest of mine is an area of (segregated) housing built for employees that was known as "Little Italy."

Full title of image reads, "A new map and profile of the proposed canal from Lake Erie to Hudson River in the State of New York," and several details indicate the project's state of flux. For example, two different routes west of the Genesee River…