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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. ; engraved by Sherman & Smith, New York ; drawn by H.L. Whiting, assistant.
Published by
  1. [Washington, D.C.] : [United States Coast Survey], 1850.
Format
  1. Map
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
  7. Gansevoort-Lansing Collection
Description
  1. 1 map; 43 x 34 cm, on sheet 54 x 43 cm
Alternative title
  1. Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US094.2.03
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. 16-5202
Language
  1. English
Note
  1. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings and shading.
  2. Shows bottom types, buoys, and lighthouses.
  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 Round Hill -- Range of Clark's Pt. L.H. and house corner -- 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. Republished in 1850."
  6. "Electrotype copy no. 6 by G. Mathiot, U.S.C.S." -- top right margin.
Indexed in (note)
  1. New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Author
  1. United States Coast Survey, creator, issuing body.
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. US094.2.03
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.
  7. Gansevoort-Lansing Collection.
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