Egbert Ludovicus Viele
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[[File:Viele Map 1865.jpg|thumb|900px|center|The "Viele Map", formally called the "Sanitary & Topographical Map of the City and Island of New York", developed by Viele in 1865]] |
[[File:Viele Map 1865.jpg|thumb|900px|center|The "Viele Map", formally called the "Sanitary & Topographical Map of the City and Island of New York", developed by Viele in 1865]] |
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Viele was author of a color [[city map]], a "Sanitary & Topographical Map of the City and Island of New York," first published in 1865, and now called the "'''Viele Map'''", which shows his survey of the original streams, marshes and coastline of New York City, superimposed over the [[Commissioners' Plan of 1811|street grid]]. The map is still used by modern geotechnical engineers, structural engineers and planners to design the foundations of new buildings and structures in the city. |
Viele was author of a color [[city map]], a "Sanitary & Topographical Map of the City and Island of New York," first published in 1865, and now called the "'''Viele Map'''", which shows his survey of the original streams, marshes and coastline of New York City, superimposed over the [[Commissioners' Plan of 1811|street grid]]. The map is still used by modern geotechnical engineers, structural engineers and planners to design the foundations of new buildings and structures in the city.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/11/nyregion/thecity/11viel.html |work=The New York Times |title=When There Was Water, Water Everywhere |date=June 11, 2006 |last=Kurutz |first=Steven}} |
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==Later life and death== |
==Later life and death== |
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