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Title
Harbors of Sheffield Island and Cawkin's Island
Names
United States Coast Survey (Publisher)
Hassler, F. R. (Ferdinand Rudolph), 1770-1843 (Surveyor)
Blunt, Edmund, 1799-1866 (Creator)
Eakin, C. M. (Constant M.) (Creator)
Blake, George S. (George Smith), 1803-1871 (Creator)
Humphreys, A. A. (Andrew Atkinson), 1810-1883 (Creator)
McClery, M. I. (Engraver)
Pettit, S. T. (Engraver)
Benner, Henry C. (Engraver)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Connecticut

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1848
Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: U.S. Coast Survey Office
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-5620
Topics
Nautical charts -- Connecticut -- Sheffield Island Harbor
Nautical charts -- Connecticut -- Cokenoe Harbor
Nautical charts -- Connecticut -- Norwalk Islands
Harbors -- Connecticut -- Norwalk (Conn.)
Harbors -- Connecticut -- Westport
Sheffield Island Harbor (Conn.)
Cockenoe Harbor (Conn.)
Norwalk Islands (Conn.)
Norwalk (Conn.)
Westport (Conn.)
Genres
Maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: From a trigonometrical survey under the direction of F.R. Hassler, superintendent of the Survey of the Coast of the United States.
Content: Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings and isolines.
Content: Includes sailing directions and information on tides.
Statement of responsibility: "Triangulation by E. Blunt ; topography by C.M. Eakin ; hydrography by the party under the command of Lieutenant G.S. Blake ; verified by A.A. Humphreys."
Content: "Harbor map no."--Upper left margin.
Statement of responsibility: "Electrotype copy no. 1 by G. Mathiot, U.S.C.S."--Upper right margin.
Statement of responsibility: "Final reduction for engraving by M.I. McClery, asst. Engraving principally by S.T. Pettit. Printed by H. Benner."--Lower margin.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 2 maps on 1 sheet ; 34 x 23 and 34 x 20 cm, sheet 40 x 47 cm
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 714646663
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20644427
Other local Identifier: US046.5.03
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 5ea59630-3c97-0134-0a6b-00505686a51c
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1848: Issued
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Harbors of Sheffield Island and Cawkin's Island" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1848. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/75e7d880-3c97-0134-cef8-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Harbors of Sheffield Island and Cawkin's Island" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/75e7d880-3c97-0134-cef8-00505686a51c

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1848). Harbors of Sheffield Island and Cawkin's Island Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/75e7d880-3c97-0134-cef8-00505686a51c

Wikipedia Citation

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Harbors of Sheffield Island and Cawkin's Island