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Galveston entrance, Texas

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Title
Galveston entrance, Texas
Names
United States Coast Survey (Publisher)
Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867 (Creator)
Bien, Julius, 1826-1909 (Creator)
Fauntleroy, R. H. (Creator)
Williams, J. S. (James S.) (Creator)
Wampler, John Morris, 1830-1863 (Creator)
Fornaro, A. (Creator)
Evens, H. C. (Creator)
Stull, Saml. E. (Samuel E.) (Creator)
United States Coast Survey (Creator)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Texas

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1856
Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: U.S. Coast Survey
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 18-707
Topics
Nautical charts -- Texas -- Galveston Bay (Tex.)
Shipwrecks -- Texas -- Galveston
Shipwrecks
Nautical charts
Galveston (Tex.)
Mexico, Gulf of -- Galveston Bay (Tex.)
Texas -- Galveston
Genres
Maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: From a trigonometrical survey under the direction of A.B. Bache, superintendent of the Survey of the Coast of the United States ; triangulation by R.H. Fauntleroy and J.S. Williams, assistants ; topography by J.M. Wampler, sub-asst..
Statement of responsibility: "redd. drng. by A. Fornaro & A. Balbach ; engd. by App. H.C. Evens & S.E. Stull."
Citation/reference: New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division , v. 4, page 224, column 3, row 7
Acquisition: Gansevoort - Lansing Collection
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 33 x 41 cm, sheet 40 x 51 cm
NYPL Map Div. copy has accession no. stamped in lower left corner: 49886
Description
Depths shown by soundings and bathymetric shading. Includes notes on sailing directions, winds and tides. Above upper left margin: No. 43.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 34639825
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21487469
Folder number: US233.1
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f5a23a70-e81b-0135-b7e6-396757a6328d
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.

Item timeline of events

  • 1856: Issued
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Galveston entrance, Texas" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1856. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/04a953e0-e81c-0135-5957-4fdf6dd9cbbc

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Galveston entrance, Texas" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/04a953e0-e81c-0135-5957-4fdf6dd9cbbc

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1856). Galveston entrance, Texas Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/04a953e0-e81c-0135-5957-4fdf6dd9cbbc

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Galveston entrance, Texas