Memoir Prepared at the Request of a Committee of the Common Council of the City of New York and Presented to the Mayor of the City at the Celebration of the Completion of the New York Canals By Cadwallader D. Colden Printed by order of the Corporation of New York by W.A. Davis. 1825. Full leather. This copy has the seal of NY embossed on both front and back covers and is stamped in gold, Presented by the City of New York to Manhatan Fire Company No. 8 The Memoir portion of the book is 101 pages. There are repairs to the paper on pages 3/4 and 5/6. Page 107 is a printed title page, Appendix, containing an Account of the Commemoration of the Completion of the Erie Canal, by the Corporation of the City of New York. 1826. Page 291 is another title page (though pagination continues) for Narrative of the Festivities observed in honor of the Completion of the Grand Erie Canal. 1825. 408 pages in all. The book measures 8.25 x 10 inches. Full leather, with wear to the hinges and some to the spine as well. There are 41 full page plates, maps, or portraits (as well as evidence of 2 missing ones). In addition, there are 10 facsimile letters. They are as follows: Frontispiece engraving of Hon. Cadwallader D. Colden by A.B. Durand. Page 105 is a lithographed title page An Account of the Grand Canal Celebration. Full page map facing page 113 (Water Courses of North America) Another map facing page 125 (New York State). Full page engraved portraits facing page 171 (Philip Hone). There appears to be a missing illustration facing page 187 (a view of the fleet) Folding Marine Society engraved membership notice facing page 201. Folding engraving from the New York Nautical Institution facing page 203. Folding Pilot s Charitable Society certificate facing page 205. Baker s Benefit Society engraving facing page 214. Boat Builders Association engravings facing page 234.(2 pages of them). White Hall Victorious engraving (torn) facing page 236. Folding Hook and Ladder company engraving facing page 263. View of the Fire Works engraving pacing page 269. Full page engraved portraits facing page 271 (Dewitt Clinton). Folding engraving facing page 291, is torn in half (folded half missing). Full page engraved portraits facing page 273 (Samuel Mitchell). Full page engraved portraits facing page 283 (William Paulding). Pages 293-308 have 7 lithographed plates in this section, two of which have long tears. There is a blank page where it appears a lithograph is missing. Full page engraved portraits facing page 343 (Richard Riker) 15 more illustrated plates, plus 10 facsimile letters (from John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Lafayette and others). The letters are folded and many have tears and folds along those creases.

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Printed by order of the Corporation of New York by W.A. Davis. 1825.

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