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Preliminary sketch showing the position of the Shoal recently discovered by the Coast Survey

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Title
Preliminary sketch showing the position of the Shoal recently discovered by the Coast Survey
Names
United States Coast Survey (Publisher)
Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867 (Creator)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Massachusetts

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1846
Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: U.S. Coast Survey
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 16-777
Topics
Nautical charts -- Massachusetts -- Nantucket Shoals (Mass.)
Nautical charts -- Massachusetts -- Nantucket Sound (Mass.)
Nantucket Shoals (Mass.)
Atlantic Coast (Mass.)
Nantucket Sound (Mass.)
Nantucket Island (Mass.)
Atlantic Ocean -- Nantucket Sound (Mass.)
Massachusetts
Massachusetts -- Atlantic Coast
Massachusetts -- Nantucket Island (Mass.)
Genres
Maps
Nautical charts
Notes
Statement of responsibility: A.D. Bache, Superintendent.
Content: "No. 8."
Content: Depths shown by soundings in feet.
Content: Chart includes Old South Shoal and New South Shoal.
Content: Includes bearings, distances, tides and tidal currents, and bottom types.
Statement of responsibility: "Position determined by the hydrographic party under the command of Chas. H. Davis, Lieutenant, U.S. Navy."
Content: "Outline of Nantucket from map of William Mitchell, Esq. of Nantucket."
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 28 x 21 cm on sheet 34 x 27 cm
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 430064982
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21075946
Other local Identifier: US091.3.12
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 6b512410-5292-0134-cd87-00505686a51c
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

  • 1846: Issued
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Preliminary sketch showing the position of the Shoal recently discovered by the Coast Survey" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1846. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7d2e9c00-5292-0134-b91a-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Preliminary sketch showing the position of the Shoal recently discovered by the Coast Survey" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7d2e9c00-5292-0134-b91a-00505686a51c

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1846). Preliminary sketch showing the position of the Shoal recently discovered by the Coast Survey Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7d2e9c00-5292-0134-b91a-00505686a51c

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Preliminary sketch showing the position of the Shoal recently discovered by the Coast Survey