Preliminary chart of San Pedro Harbor, California
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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
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
Date Issued
1859
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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
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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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