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Preliminary sketch of Wachapreague, Machipongo and Metomkin Inlets, coast of Virginia

Title
Preliminary sketch of Wachapreague, Machipongo and Metomkin Inlets, coast of Virginia / by the hydrographic party under the command of Lieut. J.J. Almy, U.S.N. Assistant.
Author
United States Coast Survey, creator, publisher.
Publication
[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Coast Survey, 1853.

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CartographicSupervised use Map Div. 17-714Schwarzman Building M1A - Map Division Room 117

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Additional Authors
  • Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867.
  • Almy, John Jay, 1815-1895.
  • Mathiot, G.
  • Freyhold, Edward
  • Yeager, E. (Edward)
  • Smith, W.
  • Evens, H. C.
  • Gansevoort-Lansing Collection.
Description
3 maps on 1 sheet; 19 x 31 cm or smaller, sheet 50 x 38 cm
Alternative Title
  • Wachapreague, Machipongo and Metomkin Inlets
  • Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US249.1.13
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Maps.
  • Nautical charts.
Note
  • Depths shown by soundings and shading.
  • Includes tidal chart and notes on soundings.
  • Inset: Sub-sketch showing the relative position of Wachapreague, Machipongo and Metomkin Inlets. Scale 1:400,000.
  • At head of title: U.S. Coast Survey, A.D. Bache, supdt.
  • "Electrotype copy no. 1 by G. Mathiot, U.S.C.S."--upper right margin.
  • "Redd. drng. by E. Freyhold ; engd by E. Yeager, W. Smith & app. H.C. Evens"--lower margin.
Indexed In (note)
  • New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Contents
[Wachapreague Inlet] -- [Metomkin Inlet] -- [Great Machipongo Inlet].
Call Number
Map Div. 17-714
OCLC
77223628
Author
United States Coast Survey, creator, publisher.
Title
Preliminary sketch of Wachapreague, Machipongo and Metomkin Inlets, coast of Virginia / by the hydrographic party under the command of Lieut. J.J. Almy, U.S.N. Assistant.
Publisher
[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Coast Survey, 1853.
Cartographic Data
Scale 1:40,000 (W 75°35ʹ49ʺ/N 37°34ʹ22ʺ).
Scale 1:40,000 (W 75°34ʹ46ʺ/N 37°39ʹ24ʺ).
Scale 1:40,000 (W 75°43ʹ03ʺ/N 37°23ʹ03ʺ).
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 465, column 2, no. 2
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Place of Publication
United States District of Columbia Washington
Added Author
Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867.
Almy, John Jay, 1815-1895.
Mathiot, G.
Freyhold, Edward, draftsman.
Yeager, E. (Edward), engraver.
Smith, W., engraver.
Evens, H. C., engraver.
Gansevoort-Lansing Collection.
Research Call Number
Map Div. 17-714
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