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Preliminary chart of York River, Virginia : from King's Creek to West Point : from a trigonometrical survey under the direction of A.D. Bache, superintendent of the Survey of the Coast of the United States.

Title
Preliminary chart of York River, Virginia : from King's Creek to West Point : from a trigonometrical survey under the direction of A.D. Bache, superintendent 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, 1858.

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CartographicSupervised use Map Div. 17-715Schwarzman Building M1A - Map Division Room 117

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Additional Authors
  • Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867.
  • Roy, J. P.
  • Seib, J. (John)
  • Almy, John Jay, 1815-1895.
  • Minor, Robert Dabney, 1827-1871.
  • Witzel, P.
  • Langran, W.
  • Benner, F. W.
  • Mathiot, G.
Description
1 map; 41 x 57 cm, on sheet 49 x 65 cm
Alternative Title
  • York River, Virginia : from King's Creek to West Point
  • Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US249.1.14
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Nautical charts.
  • Maps.
Note
  • Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by shading and soundings.
  • Oriented with north toward upper left.
  • Includes notes on soundings, and tides.
  • "Triangulation by Lieut. J.P. Roy, U.S.A. Asst.; topography by John Seib, Assistant; hydrography by the parties under the command of Lieuts. J.J. Almy & R.D. Minor, U.S.N. Assists."
  • "Electrotype Copy No. 1 by G. Mathiot U.S.C.S"--upper right margin.
  • "Redd. drng. by P. Witzel ; engd. by W. Langran & F.W. Benner"--lower left margin.
Indexed In (note)
  • New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Call Number
Map Div. 17-715
OCLC
77225498
Author
United States Coast Survey, creator, publisher.
Title
Preliminary chart of York River, Virginia : from King's Creek to West Point : from a trigonometrical survey under the direction of A.D. Bache, superintendent of the Survey of the Coast of the United States.
Publisher
[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Coast Survey Office, 1858.
Cartographic Data
Scale 1:60,000 (W 76°50ʹ--W 76°33ʹ/N 37°34ʹ--N 37°16ʹ).
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. 10, page 841, column 2, no. 4
Local Note
NYPL Map Div. copy has accession no. stamped in lower left corner: 60321.
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Place of Publication
United States District of Columbia Washington.
Added Author
Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867.
Roy, J. P.
Seib, J. (John)
Almy, John Jay, 1815-1895.
Minor, Robert Dabney, 1827-1871.
Witzel, P., draftsman.
Langran, W., engraver.
Benner, F. W., engraver.
Mathiot, G.
Research Call Number
Map Div. 17-715
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