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 R.D. Cutts, asst. & A.F. Rodgers, sub-asst. ; topography by R.D. Cutts, asst., A.M. Harrison & A.F. Rodgers, sub-assts. ; hydrography by the party under the command of Lieut. Comdg. James Alden, U.S.N. assist.
Statement Of Responsibility: "Verified, W.R. Palmer, Major topl. engrs. asst. C.S. in charge of Office."
Statement Of Responsibility: "Redd. drng. by W.M.C. Fairfax, J. Lambert, & J.J. Ricketts."
Statement Of Responsibility: "Engd. by J. Knight, A. Blondeau & G.B. Metzeroth."
Statement Of Responsibility: "Electrotype copy no. 2 by G. Mathiot, U.S.C.S."
Citation/Reference: New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 8, page 864, column 2, no. 4
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map ; 59 x 96 cm, on sheet 70 x 104 cm
NYPL Map Div. copy has accession no. stamped in lower left corner: 53965

Abstract

Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings and shading. Inset map: Sub-sketch of entrance to San Francisco Bay. [Scale 1:400,000.] Inset views: View of the entrance to San Francisco Bay, Alcatraz ... -- View of the entrance to San Francisco Bay from Yerba Buena Id. -- View of the entrance to San Pablo Bay from near Angel Id. Includes text and tables.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 26153827
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21534927
Folder number: US039.1.04
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3de27080-1351-0136-c1b3-11ed41e36f78

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. "Entrance to San Francisco Bay, California" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1859. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3de27080-1351-0136-c1b3-11ed41e36f78

APA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1859). Entrance to San Francisco Bay, California Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3de27080-1351-0136-c1b3-11ed41e36f78

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Entrance to San Francisco Bay, California" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 7, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/3de27080-1351-0136-c1b3-11ed41e36f78

Wikipedia citation

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