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Preliminary chart of the sea coast of Virginia : from Gr. Machipongo Inlet to Cape Henry

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Title
Preliminary chart of the sea coast of Virginia : from Gr. Machipongo Inlet to Cape Henry
Names
United States Coast Survey (Publisher)
Almy, John Jay, 1815-1895 (Creator)
Williams, L. D. (Draftsman)
Knight, C. A. (Engraver)
Yeager, E. (Edward) (Engraver)
P.S. Duval & Co. (Lithographer)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Virginia

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1854
Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: United States Coast Survey
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 17-688
Topics
Nautical charts -- Virginia -- Great Machipongo Inlet (Va.)
Nautical charts -- Virginia -- Virginia Beach Region
Nautical charts -- Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)
Coasts -- Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)
Coasts
Nautical charts
Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)
Great Machipongo Inlet (Va.)
Cape Henry (Virginia Beach, Va.)
Atlantic Ocean -- Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)
Virginia
Virginia Beach (Va.)
Genres
Maps
Nautical charts
Bathymetric maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: By the hydrographic party under the command of Lieut. J.J. Almy, U.S. Navy, Assistant U.S.C.S. ; redd. drng. by L.D. Williams ; engd. by E. Yeager & C.A. Knight.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 33 x 28 cm, on sheet 39 x 33 cm
Description
Depths shown by soundings and isolines. Text includes: tide table; note on soundings; list of abbreviations. At head of title: (C No. 3). In upper left margin: No. 19.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 318614246
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21285899
Folder number: US241.1B.08
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 070d8050-52b4-0135-b010-5b3ac3ad6893
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

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  • 1854: Issued
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Preliminary chart of the sea coast of Virginia " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1854. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9a4a3440-52b4-0135-2297-176674de8353

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Preliminary chart of the sea coast of Virginia " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9a4a3440-52b4-0135-2297-176674de8353

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1854). Preliminary chart of the sea coast of Virginia Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9a4a3440-52b4-0135-2297-176674de8353

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Preliminary chart of the sea coast of Virginia