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Preliminary chart of lower part of Cape Fear River, North Carolina : from near Federal Point to Wilmington

Title
Preliminary chart of lower part of Cape Fear River, North Carolina : from near Federal Point to Wilmington / from a trigonometrical survey under the direction of A.D. Bache, Superintendant of the Survey of the Coast of the United States.
Author
United States Coast Survey, creator, publisher.
Publication
[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Coast Survey Office, 1856.

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Additional Authors
  • Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867.
  • Bolles, C. P.
  • Maffitt, John Newland, 1819-1886.
  • Smith, M. L. (Martin Luther), 1819-1866.
  • Mathiot, G.
  • Stewart, F. D.
  • Fairfax, F.
  • Throop, John Peter Van Ness, 1794-approximately 1861
  • Maedel, A. M.
  • Gansevoort-Lansing Collection.
Description
1 map; 78 x 64 cm, on sheet 87 x 72 cm
Alternative Title
Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US186.2.04
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Maps.
  • Nautical charts.
Note
  • Depth shown by soundings and isolines.
  • Includes note, charts of lighthouses and tides; and inset: Cape Fear River in the vicinity of Wilmington; [Scale 1:20,000].
  • "Triangulation and topography by C.P. Bolles, assistant; hydrography by the party under the command of Lieut. J.N. Maffitt U.S.N. assist."
  • "Verified: M.L. Smith, Capt. Topl. Engrs., asst. in charge of office."
  • "Electrotype Copy No. 2 by G. Mathiot U.S.C.S."--top right margin.
  • "Redd. drng. by F.D. Stewart & F. Fairfax; engd. by J.V.N. Throop & A.M. Maedel."-- lower margin.
Indexed In (note)
  • New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Call Number
Map Div. 17-657
OCLC
51857187
Author
United States Coast Survey, creator, publisher.
Title
Preliminary chart of lower part of Cape Fear River, North Carolina : from near Federal Point to Wilmington / from a trigonometrical survey under the direction of A.D. Bache, Superintendant of the Survey of the Coast of the United States.
Publisher
[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Coast Survey Office, 1856.
Cartographic Data
Scale 1:30,000 (W 78°05ʹ33ʺ--W 77°53ʹ14ʺ/N 34°12ʹ47ʺ--N 34°00ʹ22ʺ).
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. 2, page 384, column 2, no. 5
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Place of Publication
United States District of Columbia Washington.
Added Author
Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867.
Bolles, C. P.
Maffitt, John Newland, 1819-1886.
Smith, M. L. (Martin Luther), 1819-1866.
Mathiot, G.
Stewart, F. D., draftsman.
Fairfax, F., draftsman.
Throop, John Peter Van Ness, 1794-approximately 1861, engraver.
Maedel, A. M., engraver.
Gansevoort-Lansing Collection.
Research Call Number
Map Div. 17-657
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