Glass Factory Map Circa 1804 to 1818

Glass Factory Map Circa 1804 to 1818: Hand drawn map on parchment.
Glass Factory Map Circa 1804 to 1818

Hand drawn map on parchment.

Name/Title

Glass Factory Map Circa 1804 to 1818

Entry/Object ID

2021.2.79

Description

Original approximately 18" x 30" hand-drawn map on parchment of Glass Lake, the "Rensselaer Glass Factory," and its village apparently before it was called "Glass House" village. Entitled, "A Map of The Village of Rensselaer belonging to the President and Directors of the Rensselaer Glass Factory." Interestingly refers to Rensselaer Village before it became known as Glass House village which dates it to approximately 1804 to 1814. The map is part of and stored along with the "St Pierre & Shepard Faith Mills Document Collection," which additionally includes high-resolution photos of each quadrant of the map. Refer to that entry in the Faith Mills section of this system for more information.

Cataloged By

Michael Frederick Perry

Acquisition

Accession

2021.2

Acquisition Method

Found

Created By

curator@slhstrustees.org

Create Date

November 2, 2022

Updated By

curator@slhstrustees.org

Update Date

November 2, 2022