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A chart of the coast of America : from New York and Philadelphia to the Strait or Gulf of Florida, and from thence to the Mississippi
- Title
- A chart of the coast of America : from New York and Philadelphia to the Strait or Gulf of Florida, and from thence to the Mississippi / a new edition corrected & improved by J.W. Norie, hydrographer, &c., 1837.
- Author
- Norie, J. W. (John William), 1772-1843.
- Publication
- London : J.W. Norie & Co., [1856]
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building S4 to submit a request in person. | Cartographic | Use in library | Map Div. 97-6023 | Schwarzman Building S4 - Map Division Room 117 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- J.W. Norie & Co.
- Description
- 1 map : hand col.; 75 x 269 cm.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection ; 254.
- National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
- Subjects
- Note
- Nautical chart.
- Relief shown by hachures in selected areas. Depths shown by soundings.
- Oriented with north toward the upper right.
- In lower margin of each of the original sheets: A New Edition. London, Published as the Act directs, March 1st 1837, by J.W. Norie & Co., at the Navigation Warehouse [& or and] Naval Academy, no. 157 Leadenhall Street.
- Hand col. in red and yellow to show lights and lighthouses.
- Originally printed on 5 sheets which have been trimmed and assembled on paper backing to form a single long rolled sheet.
- Backed with blue paper and edged with cloth, including cloth ties at left side of map.
- Includes numerous notes, 12 insets (including extension from Florida to mouth of Mississippi River), and 6 panoramic views of selected portions of the coastline.
- Call Number
- Map Div. 97-6023
- OCLC
- 45199709
- Author
- Norie, J. W. (John William), 1772-1843.
- Title
- A chart of the coast of America : from New York and Philadelphia to the Strait or Gulf of Florida, and from thence to the Mississippi / a new edition corrected & improved by J.W. Norie, hydrographer, &c., 1837.
- Imprint
- London : J.W. Norie & Co., [1856]
- Edition
- Additions 1856.
- Cartographic Data
- Scale [ca. 1:800,000] (W 86⁰00ʹ--W 71⁰20ʹ/N 41⁰00ʹ--N 22⁰20ʹ).
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- J.W. Norie & Co.
- Research Call Number
- Map Div. 97-6023 [LHS 254, rolled]