An original copy of this map of Tompkins County in 1853 has been generously donated to the library by a Lansing resident.
The map is on display in our stacks room.
The map was created and published by Philadelphia : Horace & Charles T. Smith, publishers : Robert Pearsall Smith, 1853,
based on surveys by Fagan, L. and Smith, Robert Pearsall, 1827-1898 (contributors).
You can view the map on the Library of Congress site Map of Tompkins County 1853 
Please stop in and have a look at this wonderful piece of local history.
