Survey of the Harbor of Cleveland, Ohio.; Made under the direction, of Capt. Howard Stansbury Corps Topog. Engineers
Ackerman Luther, 1853. Map. 16 1/2" x 20". Some browning at the folds. Includes the canals, soundings and the flow of the Cuyahoga River which famously caught fire in 1969 from pollution. Captain Howard Stansbury was a trained civil engineer who joined the US Corps of Topographical Engineers in 1838. He is known for the two-year expedition that he led to survey the Great Salt Lake and its surroundings, resulting in the report titled Exploration and survey of the valley..... More