+ o - ^
previous next

View this item elsewhere:

Title
Preliminary sketch of Galveston Bay, Texas
Names
United States Coast Survey (Publisher)
Fauntleroy, R. H. (Creator)
Cutts, R. D. (Richard Dominicus), 1817-1883 (Creator)
Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867 (Creator)
Wampler, John Morris, 1830-1863 (Creator)
United States Coast Survey (Creator)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Texas

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1852
Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: U.S. Coast Survey
Edition: 2nd ed.
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 18-708
Topics
Nautical charts -- Texas -- Galveston Bay (Tex.)
Galveston (Tex.)
Galveston Bay (Tex.)
Genres
Maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: Triangulation ... by assts. R.H. Fauntleroy & R.D. Cutts ; topography ... by sub asst. J.M. Wampler ; hydrography ... by Lt. Comg. T.A. Craven U.S.N. asst..
Statement of responsibility: At head of title: U.S. Coast Survey, A.D. Bache, superintend't.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 50 x 42 cm, sheet 54 x 47 cm
NYPL Map Div. copy has accession no. stamped in lower left corner: 55566
Description
Depths shown by soundings and isolines. Includes sailing directions. Insets: Clopper's Bar -- Red Fish Bar.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 38400540
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21488412
Folder number: US233.1
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 69f704b0-e818-0135-2efe-39fb3d86bc8a
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

  • 1852: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Preliminary sketch of Galveston Bay, Texas" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1852. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7348c5c0-e818-0135-3017-21f8dae0d880

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Preliminary sketch of Galveston Bay, Texas" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 7, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7348c5c0-e818-0135-3017-21f8dae0d880

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1852). Preliminary sketch of Galveston Bay, Texas Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7348c5c0-e818-0135-3017-21f8dae0d880

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7348c5c0-e818-0135-3017-21f8dae0d880 | title= (cartographic) Preliminary sketch of Galveston Bay, Texas, (1852) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=November 7, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Preliminary sketch of Galveston Bay, Texas