1843 Blackwell Map of Niagara Falls, New York
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Description: This rare map is a trigonometrical survey of Niagara Falls. Shows both the American Falls and the Horseshoe Falls in Canada. Also depicts several islands and on the river and buildings around the falls, including the Barracks and the Museum where the remains of the Egyptian Pharaoh Ramses I were rediscovered in 2000. Drafted by W. S. Haines from an 1841 survey of the region prepared by E. R. Blackwell, Civil Engineer. Engraved by Endicott.
Date: 1843 (undated)
Source: Hall, J., Geology Of New-York. Part IV. Comprising The Survey Of The Fourth Geological District, Albany, Carroll and Cook, 1843.
References: Impressions of Niagara, The Chares Rand Penny Collection, 170.
Cartographer: Edwin R. Blackwell was an accomplished civil engineer living in Black Rock New York, near the Niagara Falls in the mid to late 19th century. Blackwell worked with various railroad companies and contractors as a surveyor and engineer and was highly regarding for this work in the Buffalo, New York area. Blackwell is best known for his 1841 work, in conjunction with Z. Allen, in the surveying of the Falls and calculation of the power of the Falls. Based on detailed measurements and various soundings Blackwell determined that the horse-power generated by the falls was 4,533,334. Click here for a list of rare maps from Edwin R. Blackwell .
Cartographer: William and Francis Endicott were mid 19th century engravers and lithographers based at 59 Beekman Street, New York City. Peters, in his important work on American lithography America on Stone writes "it is hard to summarize the Endicotts. They did everything and did it well . . . [they] worked with and for Currier & Ives, yet in spite of all that much of their work lacks real individuality." The Endicott firm was responsible for many 19th century views and plans of New York City and state as well as plans of Sacramento, California, and the Midwest. Click here for a list of rare maps from William and Francis Endicott.
Size: Printed area measures 16 x 9.5 inches (40.64 x 24.13 centimeters)
Condition: Good condition. Moderate foxing throughout. Staining to outer margins. Light discoloration on left side of map. Original folds.
Code: NiagaraFalls-haines-1843 (Necessary for phone inquiries: 646-320-8650)
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