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Preliminary chart of Plymouth Harbor, Massachusetts: from a trigonometrical survey

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Title

Preliminary chart of Plymouth Harbor, Massachusetts: from a trigonometrical survey

Collection

Maps of North America
Countries
United States (except New York)
States
Massachusetts

Names

United States Coast Survey (Publisher)
Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867 (Creator)
Cram, Thomas Jefferson, 1807?-1883 (Creator)
Gilbert, S. A. (Samuel A.) (Creator)
Woodhull, M. (Maxwell) (Creator)
Yeager, E. (Edward) (Engraver)
Williams, L. D. (Draftsman)
Ackerman's (Firm) (Lithographer)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1854
Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: U.S. Coast Survey, Office

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 16-791

Subjects

Nautical charts -- Massachusetts -- Plymouth (Mass.)
Harbors -- Massachusetts -- Plymouth (Mass.)

Genres

Maps
Nautical Charts

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: Under the direction of A.D. Bache, superintendent of the Survey of the Coast of the United States ; triangulation by A.D. Bache, supt. & T.J. Cram, Capt. U.S. Topl. Engrs. Asst. ; topography by S.A. Gilbert, assistant ; hydrography by the party under the command of Lieut. M. Woodhull, U.S.N. Assist..
Statement Of Responsibility: "Redd drng. by L.D. Williams". "Eng'd. by E. Yeager, A. Maedel & J.C. Krondup."
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map ; 49 x 58 cm, on sheet 55 x 58 cm

Abstract

Relief shown by soundings. Includes sailing directions.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 456450941
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21088484
Other local Identifier: US094.3.04
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 13180400-6bc6-0134-d489-00505686a51c

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1854

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MLA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Preliminary chart of Plymouth Harbor, Massachusetts: from a trigonometrical survey" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1854. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/13180400-6bc6-0134-d489-00505686a51c

APA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1854). Preliminary chart of Plymouth Harbor, Massachusetts: from a trigonometrical survey Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/13180400-6bc6-0134-d489-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Preliminary chart of Plymouth Harbor, Massachusetts: from a trigonometrical survey" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/13180400-6bc6-0134-d489-00505686a51c

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