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Title
Sketch H showing the progress of the survey in section no. 8, 1846-1854
Names
United States Coast Survey (Publisher)
Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867 (Creator)
Bien & Sterner (Lithographer)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

Parts

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1854
Place: Washington
Publisher: U.S. Coast Survey
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 16-594
Topics
Triangulation -- Gulf Coast (U.S.)
Triangulation
Gulf Coast (U.S.)
United States -- Gulf Coast
Genres
Maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: U.S. Coast Survey, A.D. Bache, superintendent.
Content: At head of title: U.S. Coast Survey. A.D. Bache, Superintendent.
Content: Shows the extent of the triangulation network from Mobile Bay to the Mississippi River Delta and west to Marsh Island and Vermilion Bay.
Content: Prime meridian: Fort Morgan. Coordinates converted by cataloger to express longitude as measured from the Greenwich meridian.
Content: Insets: Sub-sketch showing the positions of temperature observations -- Profiles of bottom from lines of soundings in the Gulf of Mexico.
Content: "No. 37."
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 37 x 85 cm, on sheet 41 x 88 cm
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 960641507
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21098881
Other local Identifier: US027.2
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 9f88b150-8d97-0134-3e81-00505686a51c
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.

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  • 1854: Issued
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Sketch H showing the progress of the survey in section no. 8, 1846-1854" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1854. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ca3099d0-8d97-0134-5e7b-00505686a51c

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Sketch H showing the progress of the survey in section no. 8, 1846-1854" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 26, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ca3099d0-8d97-0134-5e7b-00505686a51c

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1854). Sketch H showing the progress of the survey in section no. 8, 1846-1854 Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ca3099d0-8d97-0134-5e7b-00505686a51c

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Sketch H showing the progress of the survey in section no. 8, 1846-1854