TitleSea Coast of Delaware, Maryland and part of Virginia
NamesUnited States Coast Survey (Issuing body)Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867 (Creator)Benham, Henry Washington, 1813-1884 (Creator)Farley, John, 1802 or 1803-1874 (Creator)Blunt, Edmund M. (Edmund March), 1770-1862 (Creator)Johnstone, J. E. (Creator)Hassler, J. J. S. (Creator)Wise, G. D. (Creator)Johnson, W. M. (Creator)Gedney, Thomas R., -1857 (Creator)Bache, G. M. (George M.) (Creator)Lee, Samuel Phillips, 1812-1897 (Creator)Bache, Richard Meade (Creator)Almy, John Jay, 1815-1895 (Creator)United States Coast Survey (Creator)
CollectionMaps of North America
Countries
United States (except New York)
States
Delaware
Dates / OriginDate Issued: 1852Place: Washington, D.C.Publisher: United States Coast Survey
Library locationsLionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map DivisionShelf locator: Map Div. 15-5624
TopicsNautical charts -- DelawareNautical charts -- MarylandNautical charts -- VirginiaCoasts -- DelawareCoasts -- MarylandCoasts -- VirginiaAtlantic Coast (Del.)Atlantic Coast (Md.)Atlantic Coast (Va.)
GenresMapsNautical charts
NotesStatement of responsibility: From a trigonometrical survey under the direction of A.D. Bache, Superintendent of the Survey of the Coast of the United States.Statement of responsibility: "Triangulation by J. Farley, E. Blunt & J.E. Johnstone, Capt. Top. Engrs., assistants; topography by J.J.S. Hassler & G.D. Wise, assts. & W.M. Johnson, sub. asst.; hydrography by the parties under the command of T.R. Gedney, Lieuts. G.M. Bache, S.P. Lee, R. Bache & J.J. Almy, U.S. Navy, assistants U.S. Coast Survey."Statement of responsibility: "Verified, H.W. Benham, capt. of engrs. asst. in charge of office."Statement of responsibility: "Electrotype Copy No. 2 by G. Mathiot, U.S.C.S." -- top right margin.Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)Content: Scale 1:200,000 (W 75°35ʹ--W 74°32ʹ/N 38°55ʹ--N 37°43ʹ).Citation/reference: New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 3, page 493, column 2, no. 1
Physical DescriptionExtent: 1 map ; 70 x 50 cm, on sheet 78 x 56 cm
DescriptionDepths shown by soundings. Includes text on dangerous shoals and lighthouses.
Type of ResourceCartographic
IdentifiersRLIN/OCLC: 556551567NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20644431Folder number: US047.1.03Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b5ed2560-f14f-0134-8419-2369d528f82b
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