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- Packet Boats Rounding a Curve on the Erie Canal, Print, circa 1832 - This engraving, made about 1832, shows an idyllic view of travel and transportation on the Erie Canal. Completed in 1825, the canal opened the western regions of New York and states of the Old Northwest to greater settlement and commerce. The Erie Canal extends from the Hudson River to Lake Erie.
- circa 1832
- Collections - Artifact
Packet Boats Rounding a Curve on the Erie Canal, Print, circa 1832
This engraving, made about 1832, shows an idyllic view of travel and transportation on the Erie Canal. Completed in 1825, the canal opened the western regions of New York and states of the Old Northwest to greater settlement and commerce. The Erie Canal extends from the Hudson River to Lake Erie.
- "Travelling on the Erie Canal," circa 1843 - The first half of the 19th century was the heyday of canal construction in the United States, opening up new territories to settlement and commerce. The Erie Canal, connecting Albany to Buffalo, began in 1817 and was completed in 1825. This 1843 wood engraving, showing a packet boat traveling the canal, is a copy of an earlier illustration.
- 1826
- Collections - Artifact
"Travelling on the Erie Canal," circa 1843
The first half of the 19th century was the heyday of canal construction in the United States, opening up new territories to settlement and commerce. The Erie Canal, connecting Albany to Buffalo, began in 1817 and was completed in 1825. This 1843 wood engraving, showing a packet boat traveling the canal, is a copy of an earlier illustration.