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The harbor of New Bedford

Title
  1. The harbor of New Bedford / founded upon a trigonometrical survey under the direction of Alexr. D. Bache, superintendent of the Survey of the Coast of the United States ; triangulation by C.M. Eakin, assistant ; topography by H.L. Whiting, assistant ; hydrography under the direction of G.S. Blake, lieut. comg., U.S. Navy.
Published by
  1. [Washington, D.C.] : [United States Coast Survey], [1870]
Author
  1. United States Coast Survey, creator, issuing body

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Additional authors
  1. Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867
  2. Eakin, C. M. (Constant M.)
  3. Whiting, Henry L.
  4. Blake, George S. (George Smith), 1803-1871
  5. Mathiot, G.
  6. Sherman & Smith, engraver
Description
  1. 1 map; 42 x 34 cm, on sheet 61 x 48 cm
Alternative title
  1. Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US094.2.01
Subject
  1. Nautical charts -- Massachusetts -- New Bedford
  2. Harbors -- Massachusetts -- New Bedford -- Maps
  3. Atlantic Coast (Mass.) -- Maps
  4. New Bedford (Mass.) -- Maps
Genre/Form
  1. Maps.
  2. Nautical charts.
Call number
  1. Map Div. 16-5201
Language
  1. English
Note
  1. Shows bottom types, buoys, and lighthouses.
  2. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings and shading.
  3. Includes notes, tide information, lighthouses and sailing directions.
  4. Also includes 5 topographical views: Outward view from Butler's Flat buoy, Clark's L.H. open to westward of Round Hill -- Range of Fort Pt. and Fairhaven wharf from Butler's Flat -- Range for entering East Channel 6 1/2 f. -- View of the west entrance of New Bedford Harbor in 4 1/2 fathoms last of ebb. on a mid line between Sand Spit and Dumpling Light.
  5. "Published in 1846."
  6. "No. 350" -- top left margin.
  7. "Electrotype copy no. 3 by G. Mathiot, U.S.C.S." -- top right margin.
  8. "Drawn by H.L. Whiting, assistant." -- lower left margin.
  9. "Engraved by Sherman & Smith, New York"-- lower right margin.
Indexed in (note)
  1. New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Local note
  1. NYPL Map Div. copy has accession no. stamped in lower left corner: 53966.
Author
  1. United States Coast Survey, creator, issuing body.
Title
  1. The harbor of New Bedford / founded upon a trigonometrical survey under the direction of Alexr. D. Bache, superintendent of the Survey of the Coast of the United States ; triangulation by C.M. Eakin, assistant ; topography by H.L. Whiting, assistant ; hydrography under the direction of G.S. Blake, lieut. comg., U.S. Navy.
Publisher
  1. [Washington, D.C.] : [United States Coast Survey], [1870]
Edition
  1. Corrected to1870 [edition].
Cartographic data
  1. Scale 1:40,000 (W 70°58ʹ--W 70°48ʹ/N 41°42ʹ--N 41°30ʹ).
Type of content
  1. cartographic image
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. sheet
Indexed in:
  1. New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 6, page 789, column 3, no. 7
Source
  1. US094.2.02
Connect to:
  1. NYPL Digital Collections
Place of publication
  1. United States District of Columbia Washington.
Added author
  1. Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867, surveyor.
  2. Eakin, C. M. (Constant M.), surveyor.
  3. Whiting, Henry L., draftsman.
  4. Blake, George S. (George Smith), 1803-1871, surveyor.
  5. Mathiot, G., electrotypist.
  6. Sherman & Smith, engraver.
Research call number
  1. Map Div. 16-5201
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