Cat and Ship Island harbors: from a trigonometrical survey under the direction of A.D. Bache, Superintendent of the Survey of the Coast of the United States

Item data

Title

Cat and Ship Island harbors: from a trigonometrical survey under the direction of A.D. Bache, Superintendent of the Survey of the Coast of the United States

Collection

Maps of North America
Countries
United States (except New York)
States
Mississippi

Names

United States Coast Survey (Publisher)
Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867 (Creator)
Gerdes, F. H. (Creator)
Hilgard, J. E. (Julius Erasmus), 1825-1891 (Creator)
Greenwell, W. E. (Creator)
Patterson, C. P. (Carlile Pollock), 1816-1881 (Creator)
Stevens, Isaac Ingalls, 1818-1862 (Creator)
Mathiot, G. (Creator)
Mahon, Charles (Draftsman)
Knight, John, approximately 1802-1872 (Engraver)
Sherman & Smith (Engraver)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1850
Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: U.S. Coast Survey Office

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 17-638

Subjects

Nautical charts -- Mississippi -- Cat Island (Miss.)
Nautical charts -- Mississippi -- Ship Island (Miss.)
Cat Island (Miss.)
Ship Island (Miss.)
Mississippi Sound
Mexico, Gulf of -- Mississippi Sound
Mississippi -- Cat Island (Miss.)
Mississippi -- Ship Island (Miss.)

Genres

Maps
Nautical Charts

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: "Main triangulation by F.H. Gerdes, assistant; secondary triangulation by J.F. Hilgard, assistant; topography by W.E. Greenwell, assistant; hydrography by the party und the command of C.P. Patterson, Lieut. U.S. Navy."
Statement Of Responsibility: "Verified by I.I. Stevens, Lieut. U.S. engrs. & Bvt. Major, asst. in charge of office."
Statement Of Responsibility: "Electrocopy Copy No. I by G. Mathiot U.S.C.S."
Statement Of Responsibility: "Reduction for Engraving by Chas. Mahon draughtsman" -- lower left margin.
Statement Of Responsibility: "Engraved by Sherman & Smith N.Y. Title & Sailing Directions &c. by J. Knight"-- lower right margin.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map ; 41 x 83 cm, on sheet 53 x 90 cm

Abstract

Depths shown by gradient tints and soundings. Includes text, sailing directions. "Harbor map no. [blank]."-- top left margin.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 45421341
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21256771
Folder number: US113.2.02
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8a35cb20-2f4a-0135-fd28-698896f99e44

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1850

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