Rochester Region (N.Y.) -- Maps

This collection consists of two sets of lantern slides of images of early maps of the Rochester area. A few slides show political cartoons and photographs of early Rochester. The origin of this collection and the date of its creation is unknown, but some of the maps and images contained therein may be unique.

This item is a receipt for a map of the road running from the Genesee River to Lewiston on the Niagara River through the town of Murray, completed by Philetas Swift and Caleb Hopkins. The receipt was written by Joshua Field, Town Clerk of Murray, N.Y. The receipt is dated September 25, 1815.