+ o - ^
previous next

View this item elsewhere:

Title
Sea Coast of Delaware, Maryland and part of Virginia
Names
United States Coast Survey (Issuing body)
Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867 (Creator)
Benham, Henry Washington, 1813-1884 (Creator)
Farley, John, 1802 or 1803-1874 (Creator)
Blunt, Edmund M. (Edmund March), 1770-1862 (Creator)
Johnstone, J. E. (Creator)
Hassler, J. J. S. (Creator)
Wise, G. D. (Creator)
Johnson, W. M. (Creator)
Gedney, Thomas R., -1857 (Creator)
Bache, G. M. (George M.) (Creator)
Lee, Samuel Phillips, 1812-1897 (Creator)
Bache, Richard Meade (Creator)
Almy, John Jay, 1815-1895 (Creator)
United States Coast Survey (Creator)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Delaware

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1852
Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: United States Coast Survey
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 15-5624
Topics
Nautical charts -- Delaware
Nautical charts -- Maryland
Nautical charts -- Virginia
Coasts -- Delaware
Coasts -- Maryland
Coasts -- Virginia
Atlantic Coast (Del.)
Atlantic Coast (Md.)
Atlantic Coast (Va.)
Genres
Maps
Nautical charts
Notes
Statement of responsibility: From a trigonometrical survey under the direction of A.D. Bache, Superintendent of the Survey of the Coast of the United States.
Statement of responsibility: "Triangulation by J. Farley, E. Blunt & J.E. Johnstone, Capt. Top. Engrs., assistants; topography by J.J.S. Hassler & G.D. Wise, assts. & W.M. Johnson, sub. asst.; hydrography by the parties under the command of T.R. Gedney, Lieuts. G.M. Bache, S.P. Lee, R. Bache & J.J. Almy, U.S. Navy, assistants U.S. Coast Survey."
Statement of responsibility: "Verified, H.W. Benham, capt. of engrs. asst. in charge of office."
Statement of responsibility: "Electrotype Copy No. 2 by G. Mathiot, U.S.C.S." -- top right margin.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Content: Scale 1:200,000 (W 75°35ʹ--W 74°32ʹ/N 38°55ʹ--N 37°43ʹ).
Citation/reference: New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 3, page 493, column 2, no. 1
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 70 x 50 cm, on sheet 78 x 56 cm
Description
Depths shown by soundings. Includes text on dangerous shoals and lighthouses.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 556551567
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20644431
Folder number: US047.1.03
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b5ed2560-f14f-0134-8419-2369d528f82b
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
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Sea Coast of Delaware, Maryland and part of Virginia " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1852. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e133a5a0-f14f-0134-cb14-01671e585282

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Sea Coast of Delaware, Maryland and part of Virginia " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 6, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e133a5a0-f14f-0134-cb14-01671e585282

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1852). Sea Coast of Delaware, Maryland and part of Virginia Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e133a5a0-f14f-0134-cb14-01671e585282

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e133a5a0-f14f-0134-cb14-01671e585282 | title= (cartographic) Sea Coast of Delaware, Maryland and part of Virginia , (1852) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=October 6, 2024 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Sea Coast of Delaware, Maryland and part of Virginia