File:1873 U.S. Coast Survey Chart or Map of the Chesapeake Bay and Delaware Bay - Geographicus - ChesapeakeBay-uscs-1873.jpg
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Sketch C Showing the Progress of the Survey in Section III From 1843 to 1873. | |||||||
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Sketch C Showing the Progress of the Survey in Section III From 1843 to 1873. |
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Description |
English: An exceptional example of the 1873 U.S. Coast Survey's progress chart for the Chesapeake Bay and Delaware Bay Region. Covers from the mouth of the Susquehanna to Back Bay North Carolina, west as far as Washington D.C. and Richmond, and east as far as Cape May. Shows triangulation points throughout the Bay as well as all major Island Rivers and inlets. Lighthouses, ports, cities, beaches, and industrial sites noted. Prepared under the supervision of Benjamin Peirce for the 1873 Superintendent's Report . |
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Date | 1873 (dated) | ||||||
Dimensions |
height: 35 in (88.9 cm); width: 24 in (60.9 cm) dimensions QS:P2048,35U218593 dimensions QS:P2049,24U218593 |
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Accession number |
Geographicus link: ChesapeakeBay-uscs-1873 |
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Source/Photographer |
Report of the Superintendant of the United States Coast Survey, Washington, (1873 edition).
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