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Preliminary chart of San Pedro Harbor, California

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57510825


Item data

Title

Preliminary chart of San Pedro Harbor, California

Collection

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

Names

United States Coast Survey (Publisher)
Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867 (Creator)
Ord, Edward Otho Cresap, 1818-1883 (Creator)
Greenwell, W. E. (Creator)
Johnson, W. M. (Creator)
Alden, James, 1810-1877 (Creator)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1859
Place: Washington, D.C
Publisher: U.S. Coast Survey Office

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-5490

Subjects

Nautical charts -- California -- San Pedro Bay (Bay)
Harbors -- California -- Los Angeles (Calif.)
Coasts -- California -- Los Angeles (Calif.)
San Pedro Bay (Calif. : Bay)

Genres

Maps
Nautical Charts

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: From a trigonometrical survey under the direction of A.D. Bache, superintendent of the Survey of the Coast of the United States ; triangulation by E.O.C. Ord, Capt. U.S.A. & W.E. Greenwell, assts. ; topography by W.M. Johnson, sub. assist. ; hydrography by the party under the command of Comdr. James Alden, U.S.N. Asst.
Content: Depths shown by soundings.
Content: Includes notes.
Statement Of Responsibility: "Verified, W.R. Palmer, Capt. Topl. Engrs. Asst. C.S. in charge of Office."
Citation/Reference: New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 8, page 875, column 2, no. 3
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map ; 38 x 31 cm, on sheet 44 x 35 cm
NYPL Map Div. copy has accession no. stamped in lower left corner: 55661

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 1029551217
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20644297
Folder number: US039.1.05
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3583cb50-1340-0136-19ca-017d1e363f64

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1859

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MLA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Preliminary chart of San Pedro Harbor, California" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1859. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3583cb50-1340-0136-19ca-017d1e363f64

APA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1859). Preliminary chart of San Pedro Harbor, California Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3583cb50-1340-0136-19ca-017d1e363f64

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Preliminary chart of San Pedro Harbor, California" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 13, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3583cb50-1340-0136-19ca-017d1e363f64

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