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Sketch C Showing the Progress of the Survey in Section No. III from 1843 to 1859.
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United States Coast Survey
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Sketch C Showing the Progress of the Survey in Section No. III from 1843 to 1859.
Description
English: This is an exceptional example of the 1859 U.S. Coast Survey's progress chart of the Chesapeake Bay. The map covers from the mouth of the Susquehanna River southwards as far as Cape Henry and Norfolk. This chart includes both the Chesapeake Bay and Delaware Bay in full, as well as small portions of the Potomac River, Rappahannock River, York River, James River, Patapsco River, and Patuxent River. Washington D.C., Cape May, Charleston, Baltimore, Annapolis, Chestertown, Easton, Cambridge and Norfolk, are identified. Triangulation points are noted throughout the region as well as all major islands, rivers, and inlets. Prepared under the supervision of A. D. Bache 1857 Superintendent's Report .
Date 1859 (dated)
Dimensions height: 35 in (88.9 cm); width: 23 in (58.4 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,35U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,23U218593
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Geographicus link: ChesapeakeBay-uscs-1859
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Report of the Superintendant of the United States Coast Survey, Washington, (1857 edition).

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