Statement Of Responsibility: U.S. Coast Survey ; geographical positions by Geo. Davidson, Assistant ; topography by A.M. Harrison, Sub-Asst. ; hydrography by the party under the command of James Alden, Lieut. U.S.N. Asst. ; verified, H.W. Benham, capt. of engrs., asst. in charge of office.
Content: Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Depths shown by soundings.
Content: At head of title: (J no. 6).
Statement Of Responsibility: "Redd. drng. by E. Freyhold; engd. by J.V.N. Throop and Appe. H.C. Evens."
Content: In upper left margin: No. 46.
Content: Includes text and table of latitudes and longitudes.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)

Physical Description

Extent: 4 maps on 1 sheet ; 16 x 34 cm or smaller, sheet 53 x 42 cm

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 25701130
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21042841
Other local Identifier: US028A.2
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1d172460-3631-0134-9ba3-00505686a51c

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1854

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Preliminary survey of harbors on the western coast of the United States" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1854. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1d172460-3631-0134-9ba3-00505686a51c

APA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1854). Preliminary survey of harbors on the western coast of the United States Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1d172460-3631-0134-9ba3-00505686a51c

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Preliminary survey of harbors on the western coast of the United States" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 12, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/1d172460-3631-0134-9ba3-00505686a51c

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