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Entrance to Chicago harbor showing the state of the bar April 4th, 1854 before the dredging of the direct ship channel was commenced.

Gamble, William, Graham, J. D. (James Duncan), 1799-1865, United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers · 1856 Full Details

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Entrance to Chicago harbor showing the state of the bar April 4th, 1854 before the dredging of the direct ship channel was commenced.
Description
The soundings are in feet & tenths. Those expressed in small figures were made by Mr. Wm. Gamble, U.S. Agent on April 4th 1854. The 12 ft. curve is laid down from the soundings of Lt. Col. J.D. Graham made in April 1854 which are expressed in large figures. "Accompanying Lt. Col. J.D. Graham's report (no. 73) to the Chief Topographical Engineer, dated Chicago, April 29th 1855. Also referred to in the annual report (no. 116) from same to same, dated Chicago, December 31st 1855." "Map G. No. 11." 1 map; 54 x 77 cm
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Gamble, William, Graham, J. D. (James Duncan), 1799-1865, United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers
Temporal Coverage
approximately 1856
Date Issued
1856
Rights
This map is in the public domain.
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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
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Format
JPEG
Language
English
Date Added
April 16, 2021

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    Gamble, William, Graham, J. D. (James Duncan), 1799-1865, United States. Army. Corps of Topographical Engineers (1856). Entrance to Chicago harbor showing the state of the bar April 4th, 1854 before the dredging of the direct ship channel was commenced.. . https://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/clark1ic/x-001291869/39015091899230 (map)
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