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Additional authors

1. Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867
2. Farley, John, 1802 or 1803-1874
3. Wise, G. D.
4. Seib, J. (John)
5. Almy, John Jay, 1815-1895
6. Benham, Henry Washington, 1813-1884
7. Mathiot, G.
8. Williams, L. D.
9. Shoepf, A.
10. Balbach, Arthur
11. Yeager, E. (Edward)
12. Barnard, H. S.
13. Petersen, A.
14. Bartle, R. F.

Description

1. 1 map; 71 x 52 cm, on sheet 80 x 64 cm

Alternative title

1. Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US241.1B.09

Subject

1. 1800-1899
2. Nautical charts -- Virginia -- Atlantic Coast
3. Coasts -- Virginia -- Atlantic Coast -- Maps
4. Nautical charts -- Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)
5. Coasts -- Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) -- Maps
6. Coasts
7. Nautical charts
8. Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) -- Maps
9. Atlantic Ocean -- Chesapeake Bay

Genre/Form

1. Maps.
2. Nautical charts.
3. Bathymetric maps.

Call number

1. Map Div. 17-689

Note

1. Depths shown by soundings and isolines.
2. Includes information on tides, currents, sailing directions, list of abbreviations.
3. Inset: Entrance to Chesapeake Bay. [Scale 1:100,000].
4. "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."
5. "Verified H.W. Benham, Capt. of Engrs. Asst. C.S. in charge of office."
6. "Redd. drng. by L.D. Williams, A. Shoepf, & A. Balbach" --lower left margin.
7. "Engd. by E. Yeager, H.S. Barnard, A. Petersen & app. R.F. Bartle" -- lower right margin.
8. In upper right margin: Electrotype copy no. 2 by G. Mathiot, U.S.C.S.

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: 55608.

Author

1. United States Coast Survey, creator, publisher.

Title

1. 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

1. [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Coast Survey Office, 1855.

Cartographic data

1. Scale 1:200,000 (W 76°20ʹ--75°10ʹ/N 37°50ʹ--35°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. 10, page 436, column 2, no. 3

Connect to:

1. NYPL Digital Collections

Chronological term

1. 1800-1899

Place of publication

1. United States District of Columbia Washington.

Added author

1. Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867.
2. Farley, John, 1802 or 1803-1874.
3. Wise, G. D.
4. Seib, J. (John)
5. Almy, John Jay, 1815-1895.
6. Benham, Henry Washington, 1813-1884.
7. Mathiot, G.
8. Williams, L. D., draftsman.
9. Shoepf, A., draftsman.
10. Balbach, Arthur, draftsman.
11. Yeager, E. (Edward), engraver.
12. Barnard, H. S., engraver.
13. Petersen, A., engraver.
14. Bartle, R. F., engraver.

Research call number

1. Map Div. 17-689