File:1860 U.S. Coast Survey Map of Block Island, Buzzard Bay, Nantucket and Marthas Vineyard - Geographicus - MarthasVineyardNantucket-uscs-1860.jpg

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Preliminary Coast Charts Nos. 12, 13 & 14. Coast of the United States Monomoy and Nantucket Shoals to Block Island. - No. 14 From Entrace to Buzzard's Bay Mass. to Block Island Sound R.I. - No. 13 From Muskeget Channel to Buzzard's Bay and Engrance to Vineyard Sound Mass. - No. 12 From Monomoy and Nantucket Shoals to Muskeget Channel Mass.
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English: A scarce and extraordinary set of three large format nautical charts covering from Block Island and Buzzard Bay eastward to include all of Martha’s Vineyard (Marthas Vineyard) and Nantucket. Consists of three separate maps which can be joined into a single sheet. From the left, the westernmost map (No. 14) in the series depicts the coast from Rhode Island from Block Island to the entrance to Buzzard Bay, Massachusetts. Features the town of Newport. Detailed to the level of individual buildings and roads. Offers innumerable depth sounding throughout. Text in the upper quadrants includes sailing instructions, notations on light houses, magnetic variations, tide and currents. Title of chart in the upper right quadrant. Title for the three map series in the upper left quadrant. The central map (no. 13). Depicts Buzzard Bay and this Island of Martha’s Vineyard in Full. Shows New Bedford and Edgartown. Detailed to the level of individual buildings and roads. Offers innumerable depth sounding throughout and shows the many undersea shoals in the area. Text areas in the lower half of the map offer sailing instructions and notes on ranges and bearings. Text in the upper quadrants includes notations on light houses, magnetic variations, tide and currents. Title of chart in the upper right quadrant. Title for the three map series in the upper left quadrant. The eastern map (no. 12) covers the island of Nantucket and part of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Detailed to the level of individual buildings and roads. Offers innumerable depth sounding throughout and shows the many undersea shoals in the area. Upper right quadrant has detailed sailing instructions and notes on magnetic variations, light houses, and dangers. Title of chart in the upper right quadrant. Title for the three map series in the upper left quadrant. The triangulation and topography for this map set was accomplished by a team under the supervision of A.D. Bache, director of the U.S. Coast Survey. Engraved by A Hoen and Co.
Date 1860 (dated)
Dimensions height: 38 in (96.5 cm); width: 82 in (208.2 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,38U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,82U218593
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Report of the Superintendant of the U.S. Coast Survey, (1860 edition).

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