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Preliminary sketch of Mobile Bay

Title
Preliminary sketch of Mobile Bay / U.S. Coast Survey, A.D. Bache, superintendent.
Author
United States Coast Survey, creator, publisher.
Publication
[Washington] : [United States Coast Survey], 1852.

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Additional Authors
  • Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867
  • Stevens, Isaac Ingalls, 1818-1862.
  • Evens, H.
  • Knight, H. M.
  • Stull, Saml. E. (Samuel E.)
  • Lambert, J.
  • Ricketts, James J.
  • Gritzner, M. C.
Description
1 map; 43 x 34 cm, on sheet 55 x 46 cm
Alternative Title
Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US032.2.03
Subject
  • Nautical charts > Alabama > Mobile Bay
  • Mobile Bay (Ala.) > Navigation
  • Mobile Bay (Ala.) > Maps
  • Gulf of Mexico > Mobile Bay
Genre/Form
  • Maps.
  • Nautical charts.
Note
  • Depths shown by soundings.
  • Includes notes and sailing directions.
  • At head of title: U.S. Coast Survey, A.D. Bache, superintendent.
  • "Outlines engraved by H. Evens ; topography by H.M. Knight; lettering by Saml. E. Stull"-- lower right corner.
  • "Reduction for engraving: topography by J. Lambert and J.J. Ricketts; hydrography by M.C. Gritzner"-- lower left corner.
  • "Verified, I.I. Stevens, lieut. U.S. Engrs. & Bvt. Major asst. in charge of office."
Indexed In (note)
  • New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Call Number
Map Div. 17-964
OCLC
855047090
Author
United States Coast Survey, creator, publisher.
Title
Preliminary sketch of Mobile Bay / U.S. Coast Survey, A.D. Bache, superintendent.
Publisher
[Washington] : [United States Coast Survey], 1852.
Edition
Second edition.
Cartographic Data
Scale 1:200,000 (W 88°17ʹ--W 87°40ʹ/N 30°48ʹ--N 30°05ʹ).
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. 6, page 570, column 1, no. 3
Local Note
NYPL Map Div. copy has accession no. stamped in lower left corner: 54267.
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Place of Publication
United States District of Columbia Washington.
Added Author
Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867, surveyor.
Stevens, Isaac Ingalls, 1818-1862.
Evens, H., draftsman.
Knight, H. M., draftsman.
Stull, Saml. E. (Samuel E.), engraver.
Lambert, J., draftsman.
Ricketts, James J., draftsman.
Gritzner, M. C., draftsman.
Research Call Number
Map Div. 17-964
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