File:1855 U.S. Coast Survey Chart or Map of Chesapeake Bay and Delaware Bay - Geographicus - ChesapeakeBay3-uscs-1855.jpg
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Sketch C Showing the Progress of the Survey in Section No. III from 1843 to 1855. | |||||||
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Title |
Sketch C Showing the Progress of the Survey in Section No. III from 1843 to 1855. |
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Description |
English: An exceptional example of the 1855 U.S. Coast Survey's progress chart of the Chesapeake Bay. Covers the Bay from the mouth of the Susquehanna River southwards as far as Cape Henry and Norfolk. Includes both the Chesapeake Bay and Delaware Bay in full, as well as small portions of the Potomac River, Rappahannock River, York River, James River, Patapsco River, and Patuxent River. Identifies Washington D.C, Cape May, Charleston, Baltimore, Annapolis, Chestertown, Easton, Cambridge and Norfolk. Shows triangulation points throughout the regions as well as all major islands, rivers, and inlets. Prepared under the supervision of A. D. Bache 1855 Superintendent's Report . |
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Date | 1855 (dated) | ||||||
Dimensions |
height: 34 in (86.3 cm); width: 23 in (58.4 cm) dimensions QS:P2048,34U218593 dimensions QS:P2049,23U218593 |
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Accession number |
Geographicus link: ChesapeakeBay3-uscs-1855 |
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Source/Photographer |
Report of the Superintendent of the United States Coast Survey, Washington, (1855 edition).
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