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Rappahannock River, Virginia : from Moss Neck to Port Royal : from a trigonometrical survey under the direction of A.D. Bache, superintendent of the Survey of the Coast of the United States

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Title
Rappahannock River, Virginia : from Moss Neck to Port Royal : from a trigonometrical survey under the direction of A.D. Bache, superintendent of the Survey of the Coast of the United States
Names
United States Coast Survey (Publisher)
Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867 (Creator)
Palmer, W. R. (William R.), -1862 (Creator)
Seib, J. (John) (Creator)
Wainwright, Richard, 1817-1862 (Creator)
Smith, M. L. (Martin Luther), 1819-1866 (Creator)
Mathiot, G. (Creator)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Virginia

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1856
Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: U.S. Coast Survey Office
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 17-711
Topics
Nautical charts -- Virginia -- Rappahannock River
Rappahannock River (Va.) -- Navigation
Rappahannock River (Va.)
Genres
Maps
Nautical charts
Bathymetric maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: "Triangulation by Capt. W.R. Palmer, topl. engrs. U.S.A. assistant; topography by John Seib assistant; hydrography by the party under the command of Lieut. R. Wainwright, U.S.N. assist."
Statement of responsibility: "Verified, M.L. Smith, Capt. topl. engrs. asst. in charge of Office."
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 72 x 43 cm, on sheet 78 x 50 cm
Description
Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by shading and soundings. Oriented with north toward upper right. Includes note on soundings. "No. 396"-- top left margin. "Sheet no. 5"-- lower right margin. "Electrotype copy no. 2 by G. Mathiot U.S.C.S."-- upper right margin.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 1001313780
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21319221
Folder number: US249.1.08
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 41d01b50-6976-0135-a99a-7179497f1896
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1856: Issued
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Rappahannock River, Virginia " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1856. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/85dc3510-6976-0135-955a-0f93ae7eefe3

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Rappahannock River, Virginia " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 1, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/85dc3510-6976-0135-955a-0f93ae7eefe3

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1856). Rappahannock River, Virginia Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/85dc3510-6976-0135-955a-0f93ae7eefe3

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Rappahannock River, Virginia