Boston and Albany Railroad survey profiles from Boston to New York State line at Canaan

Compiled by James Fowle Baldwin; engraved by J.V.A. Throop.
Collective title devised by cataloger to four profile sections printed on three sheets; each profile includes separate added title.
Provides elevation and mileage along proposed railroad route.
Contents: Profile no. 1 of a survey for a rail road from Boston to N. York state line at Canaan / by James F. Baldwin, December 1828 -- No. 2. Boston and Albany Rail Road : profile from Grouts Summit in Spencer to Connecticut River, December 1828 / Jas. F. Baldwin, engr. -- No. 3. Boston and Albany Rail Road : profile from Connecticut River to Washington Summit -- No. 4. Boston and Albany Rail Road : profile from Washington Summit to N. York State Line at Canaan, December 1828 / James F. Baldwin, engineer.
Profile No. 1 in five sections, covers roughly 53 mi. between Cambridge and Spencer, Mass.
Profile No. 2 in five sections, covers roughly 41 mi. between Spencer and Springfield, Mass.
Profile Nos. 3 and 4. (one one sheet) with seven sections, covers roughly 53 mi. between Springfield, Mass. and New York State line at Caanan.
Scale [ca. 1:40,550]. Vertical scale [ca. 1:2,500].
Summary coordinates (all profile sections as one bounded region): (W 73°27'--70°50´ / N 42°25'--N 42°06').

Contained In:

In: Massachusetts. Board of Internal Improvements. Report of the Board of Directors of Internal Improvements of the State of Massachusetts : on the practicability and expediency of a rail-road from Boston to the Hudson River, and from Boston to Providence ; submitted to the General Court, January 16, 1829 ; to which are annexed, the reports of the engineers ; with plans and profiles of the routes (Boston : Press of the Boston Daily Advertiser, 1829), maps 3-5 of 6.

Citation

Baldwin, James Fowle, "[Boston and Albany Railroad Survey Profiles from Boston to New York State Line at Canaan]", in Massachusetts. Board of Internal Improvements, Report of the Board of Directors of Internal Improvements of the State of Massachusetts : on the Practicability and Expediency of a Rail-Road from Boston to the Hudson River, and from Boston to Providence (Boston : Press of the Boston Daily Advertiser, 1829), maps 3-5. Case H 66844 .396

Newberry Call Number:

Case H 66844 .396

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Geographic Area Covered:

Massachusetts, New York (State)

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Digital reproduction of: 4 profiles on 3 sheets : 20 x 49 cm. or smaller, on sheets 22 x 53 cm. or smaller, folded to 22 x 13 cm.

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