Research Catalog

Chart of Narraganset Bay : surveyed in 1832

Title
Chart of Narraganset Bay : surveyed in 1832 / by Capt. Alex. S. Wadsworth, Lieut. Thos. R. Gedney, Charles Wilkes Jr., & Geo. S. Blake of the U.S. Navy by order of the Honr. Levi Woodbury, Secretary of the Navy ; W.J. Stone, sc., Washn. City.
Author
Wadsworth, A. S.
Publication
[Washington, D.C.] : [publisher not identified], [1832?]

Available Online

NYPL Digital Collections

Items in the Library & Off-site

Filter by

1 Item

StatusFormatAccessCall NumberItem Location
CartographicSupervised use Map Div. 17-5268Schwarzman Building M1A - Map Division Room 117

Details

Additional Authors
  • Gedney, Thomas R., -1857
  • Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1877
  • Blake, George S. (George Smith), 1803-1871
  • Woodbury, Levi, 1789-1851.
  • Stone, William James, 1798-1865
Description
1 map; 134 x 106 cm, on sheet 144 x 116 cm
Summary
Subject: Nautical chart showing the coast of Narragansett, Rhode Island, and the surrounding area.
Alternative Title
Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US220.1.05
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Maps.
  • Nautical charts.
Note
  • Relief shown by hachures.
  • Depths shown by soundings.
Indexed In (note)
  • New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Call Number
Map Div. 17-5268
OCLC
38723753
Author
Wadsworth, A. S., creator.
Title
Chart of Narraganset Bay : surveyed in 1832 / by Capt. Alex. S. Wadsworth, Lieut. Thos. R. Gedney, Charles Wilkes Jr., & Geo. S. Blake of the U.S. Navy by order of the Honr. Levi Woodbury, Secretary of the Navy ; W.J. Stone, sc., Washn. City.
Publisher
[Washington, D.C.] : [publisher not identified], [1832?]
Cartographic Data
Scale 1:24,000. 2000 feet to the inch (W 71°31ʹ--W 71°10ʹ/N 41°42ʹ--N 41°21ʹ).
Type of Content
cartographic image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
sheet
Indexed In:
New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 6, page 712, column 1, no. 3
Source
US220.1.05
Connect to:
NYPL Digital Collections
Local Subject
Narragansett Bay (Rhode Island) Maps.
Place of Publication
United States District of Columbia Washington.
Added Author
Gedney, Thomas R., -1857, creator.
Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1877, creator.
Blake, George S. (George Smith), 1803-1871, creator.
Woodbury, Levi, 1789-1851.
Stone, William James, 1798-1865, engraver.
Research Call Number
Map Div. 17-5268
View in Legacy Catalog