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Preliminary chart of entrance to Pensacola Bay, Florida : 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
Preliminary chart of entrance to Pensacola Bay, Florida : from a trigonometrical survey under the direction of A.D. Bache Superintendent of the Survey of the Coast of the United States
Additional title: Entrance to Pensacola Bay, Florida
Names
United States Coast Survey (Publisher)
Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867 (Creator)
Gerdes, F. H. (Creator)
Duer, J. K. (Creator)
Smith, M. L. (Martin Luther), 1819-1866 (Creator)
Jenkins, T. A. (Surveyor)
Mathiot, G. (Creator)
Witzel, P. (Draftsman)
Metzeroth, G. B. (Engraver)
Throop, John Peter Van Ness, 1794-approximately 1861 (Engraver)
Petersen, A. (Engraver)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Florida

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1864 (Inferred)
Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: U.S. Coast Survey
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 17-592 c.2
Topics
Nautical charts -- Florida -- Pensacola Bay (Fla.)
Pensacola Bay (Fla.)
Genres
Maps
Nautical charts
Notes
Content: Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings.
Content: Prime meridians: Pensacola.
Content: Includes sailing directions, tide charts, light house and beacon locations, navy yard, hospital, abbreviations and notes/remarks.
Statement of responsibility: "Triangulation & topography by F.H. Gerdes, assistant; hydrography by the party under the command of J.K. Duer, U.S.N. asst."
Date: "Published in 1859."
Statement of responsibility: "Buoys placed by Capt. T. A. Jenkins, U.S.N., Nov. 1864."
Statement of responsibility: "Verified: M.L. Smith, Capt. Topl. Engrs., asst. in charge of office."
Statement of responsibility: "Redd. Dr.ng by P. Witzel" -- lower left margin.
Statement of responsibility: "Engd. by G.B. Metzeroth, J.V.N. Throop and A. Petersen" -- lower right margin.
Statement of responsibility: "Electrotype Copy No. 1 by G. Mathiot U.S.C.S."--top right margin.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 62 x 78 cm, on sheet 73 x 87 cm
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 974037626
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21187231
Folder number: US054.3.06
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 45447440-13db-0135-66b3-6dae2d7fd847
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1864: Issued
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Preliminary chart of entrance to Pensacola Bay, Florida " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1864. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bd6f4420-ee7c-0135-0ca6-55c7941880b4

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Preliminary chart of entrance to Pensacola Bay, Florida " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bd6f4420-ee7c-0135-0ca6-55c7941880b4

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1864). Preliminary chart of entrance to Pensacola Bay, Florida Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bd6f4420-ee7c-0135-0ca6-55c7941880b4

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Preliminary chart of entrance to Pensacola Bay, Florida