Maps > Thematic maps > Michigan--Galien River > 1850-1899

New Buffalo and the marshes of Lake Pottowottomee at the mouth of the Galien River, Michigan shewing the facilities for constructing a harbor of refuge; from survey made in September 1857 by assistant John R. Mayer, under the direction of Brevet Lieut. Col. J.D. Graham Major, U.S.Top. Engineers. Superintending Engineer of Lake Harbor Works.

Graham, J. D. (James Duncan), 1799-1865, Mayer, J. R. (John R.), United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers · 1857 Full Details

Georeferenced: false

Full Details

Title
New Buffalo and the marshes of Lake Pottowottomee at the mouth of the Galien River, Michigan shewing the facilities for constructing a harbor of refuge; from survey made in September 1857 by assistant John R. Mayer, under the direction of Brevet Lieut. Col. J.D. Graham Major, U.S.Top. Engineers. Superintending Engineer of Lake Harbor Works.
Description
The soundings are in feet & tenths of a foot. "The figures on land express the elevations above the lake surface in feet and decimals. The horizontal curves or contour lines are drawn at intervals of 3 feet of perpendicular elevation." "Accompanying Lt. Colonel J.D. Graham's annual report (no. 200) to Chief Top. Engineer, dated Chicago, September 30th 1857." "Map G. No. 54." 1 map; 65 x 101 cm
Creator
Graham, J. D. (James Duncan), 1799-1865, Mayer, J. R. (John R.), United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers
Temporal Coverage
1857
Date Issued
1857
Rights
This map is in the public domain.
Rights Holder
Please attribute access and use of this digitized map to the Stephen S. Clark Library, University of Michigan Library. https://www.lib.umich.edu/about-us/policies/copyright-policy
Access Rights
Public
Format
JPEG
Language
English
Date Added
April 16, 2021

Resource Class

Resource Type

Place

Provider

Location

Links

Cite and Reference

  • Citation
    Graham, J. D. (James Duncan), 1799-1865, Mayer, J. R. (John R.), United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers (1857). New Buffalo and the marshes of Lake Pottowottomee at the mouth of the Galien River, Michigan shewing the facilities for constructing a harbor of refuge; from survey made in September 1857 by assistant John R. Mayer, under the direction of Brevet Lieut. Col. J.D. Graham Major, U.S.Top. Engineers. Superintending Engineer of Lake Harbor Works.. . https://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/clark1ic/x-001293829/39015091900848 (map)
  • BTAA Geoportal Link

Map Overlay

Create georeferenced map overlay with Allmaps
Allmaps Allmaps

View more items like this one...

Mouth of Kalamazoo River, Michigan from survey made between the 2d & 10th September 185...

1856

Mouth of South Black River, Michigan

1856

St. Joseph harbor, Michigan from survey made between the 14th & 27th August 1856 by ass...

1856

Grand River Harbor, including part of the town of Grand Haven, Michigan from survey mad...

1856

Kenosha harbor, Wisconsin and shewing the state of the channel between the U.S. piers a...

1855

Chicago harbor & bar, Illinois from survey made in April 1857 under the direction of Br...

1857

Manitowoc harbor, Wisconsin from survey made betweenteh 14th & 19th of August 1856 by a...

1856

Sheboygan harbor, Wisconsin from survey made between the 19th & 24th of August 1856 by ...

1856

Chicago harbor & bar, Illinois from survey made between the 17th of August & the 2nd of...

1858

Chicago harbor & bar, Illinois from survey made between March 29th & April 9th 1856 und...

1856