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Preliminary chart of part of the sea coast of Virginia and entrance to Chesapeake Bay

Title
Preliminary chart of part of the sea coast of Virginia and entrance to Chesapeake Bay / from a trigonometrical survey under the direction of A.D. Bache, Superintendent of the Survey of the Coast of the United States.
Author
United States Coast Survey, creator, publisher.
Publication
[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Coast Survey Office, 1855.

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Additional Authors
  • Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867.
  • Farley, John, 1802 or 1803-1874.
  • Wise, G. D.
  • Seib, J. (John)
  • Almy, John Jay, 1815-1895.
  • Benham, Henry Washington, 1813-1884.
  • Mathiot, G.
  • Williams, L. D.
  • Shoepf, A.
  • Balbach, Arthur
  • Yeager, E. (Edward)
  • Barnard, H. S.
  • Petersen, A.
  • Bartle, R. F.
Description
1 map; 71 x 52 cm, on sheet 80 x 64 cm
Alternative Title
Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US241.1B.09
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Maps.
  • Nautical charts.
  • Bathymetric maps.
Note
  • Depths shown by soundings and isolines.
  • Includes information on tides, currents, sailing directions, list of abbreviations.
  • Inset: Entrance to Chesapeake Bay. [Scale 1:100,000].
  • "Triangulation by John Farley, assistant; topography by G.D. Wise, assist., & J. Seib, sub. assistant; hydrography by the party under the command of Lieut. J.J. Almy, U.S.N. Assist."
  • "Verified H.W. Benham, Capt. of Engrs. Asst. C.S. in charge of office."
  • "Redd. drng. by L.D. Williams, A. Shoepf, & A. Balbach" --lower left margin.
  • "Engd. by E. Yeager, H.S. Barnard, A. Petersen & app. R.F. Bartle" -- lower right margin.
  • In upper right margin: Electrotype copy no. 2 by G. Mathiot, U.S.C.S.
Indexed In (note)
  • New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Call Number
Map Div. 17-689
OCLC
716211098
Author
United States Coast Survey, creator, publisher.
Title
Preliminary chart of part of the sea coast of Virginia and entrance to Chesapeake Bay / from a trigonometrical survey under the direction of A.D. Bache, Superintendent of the Survey of the Coast of the United States.
Publisher
[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Coast Survey Office, 1855.
Cartographic Data
Scale 1:200,000 (W 76°20ʹ--75°10ʹ/N 37°50ʹ--35°30ʹ).
Type of Content
cartographic image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
sheet
Indexed In:
New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 10, page 436, column 2, no. 3
Local Note
NYPL Map Div. copy has accession no. stamped in lower left corner: 55608.
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Chronological Term
1800-1899
Place of Publication
United States District of Columbia Washington.
Added Author
Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867.
Farley, John, 1802 or 1803-1874.
Wise, G. D.
Seib, J. (John)
Almy, John Jay, 1815-1895.
Benham, Henry Washington, 1813-1884.
Mathiot, G.
Williams, L. D., draftsman.
Shoepf, A., draftsman.
Balbach, Arthur, draftsman.
Yeager, E. (Edward), engraver.
Barnard, H. S., engraver.
Petersen, A., engraver.
Bartle, R. F., engraver.
Research Call Number
Map Div. 17-689
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