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City and harbor of Portland, Maine, 1870

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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City and harbor of Portland, Maine, 1870

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Title
City and harbor of Portland, Maine, 1870
Names
United States Coast Survey (Issuing body)
Peirce, Benjamin, 1809-1880 (Creator)
Whiting, Henry L. (Creator)
Sullivan, J. A. (Creator)
Lindenkohl, A. (Creator)
Donn, J. W. (John W.), 1835-1905 (Creator)
Hosmer, Chas (Creator)
Anderson, H. (Creator)
New York Lithographing, Engraving and Printing Co. (Lithographer)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Maine

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1870 (Inferred)
Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: United States Coast Survey
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 16-5049
Topics
Harbors -- Maine -- Portland
Waterfronts -- Maine -- Portland
Nautical charts -- Maine -- Portland
Harbors
Nautical charts
Waterfronts
Portland (Me.)
Maine
Genres
Maps
Nautical charts
Bathymetric maps
Notes
Content: Relief shown by form lines, spot heights and hachures. Depths shown by soundings and bathymetric contrours.
Statement of responsibility: "This map is reduced from surveys made in 1868 & 69 for the city of Portland under the direction of Benjamin Peirce, superintendent U.S. Coast Survey by assistants H.L. Whiting, J.A. Sullivan, A. Lindenkohl, J.W. Donn, C. Hosmer and H. Anderson. The manuscript maps on a scale of 100 feet to the inch are in the possession of the city of Portland."
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 81 x 103 cm
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 711861648
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20644876
Other local Identifier: US084.3.03
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 51a7ed50-a2ba-0134-1e57-00505686a51c
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1870: Issued
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "City and harbor of Portland, Maine, 1870" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1870. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6f37ba10-0b58-0135-b434-7981942d513a

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "City and harbor of Portland, Maine, 1870" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6f37ba10-0b58-0135-b434-7981942d513a

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1870). City and harbor of Portland, Maine, 1870 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6f37ba10-0b58-0135-b434-7981942d513a

Wikipedia Citation

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City and harbor of Portland, Maine, 1870