A Correct Map of the Underground Excavation at the Phoenix Mine
SurveyorSurveyed by
Amasa Holcomb
(American, 1787 - 1873)
Date1831
MediumDrawing; black ink and water color on paper, lined with paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 22 5/8 x 27 3/4in. (57.5 x 70.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 23 x 28 1/4in. (58.4 x 71.8cm)
Mount (height x width): 23 x 28 1/4in. (58.4 x 71.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 23 x 28 1/4in. (58.4 x 71.8cm)
Mount (height x width): 23 x 28 1/4in. (58.4 x 71.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of C. Russell Noyes
DescriptionMap of the Phoenix Copper Mine in Granby, Connecticut, showing the mine from above. The letters B-F, H, L and M appear on the map, though there is no indication of what they represent. Several parts of the mine are labeled, including the north and south sounding rooms, the mouth of the old shaft, an unexplored part of the old shaft, a pillar, and the foot of a ladder on the west side of the mine.
Object number1952.97.1
NotesCartographic note: Scale: 1 inch equals 12 1/2 feetOn View
Not on view
ca. 1950
