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Reconnaissance of Catalina Harbor: and the anchorage on the N.E. side of the island, California

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Title

Reconnaissance of Catalina Harbor: and the anchorage on the N.E. side of the island, California

Collection

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

Names

United States Coast Survey (Publisher)
Alden, James, 1810-1877 (Creator)
McMurtrie, W. B. (William Birch) (Creator)
Rollé, A. (Engraver)
McCoy, G. (Engraver)
Woodward, E. F. (Engraver)
Stevens, Isaac Ingalls, 1818-1862 (Creator)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1852
Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: U.S. Coast Survey Office

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 18-900

Subjects

Nautical charts -- California -- Catalina Harbor
Harbors -- California -- Santa Catalina Island (Calif.)
Catalina Harbor (Calif.)

Genres

Maps
Nautical Charts

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: U.S. Coast Survey ; by the hydrographic party under the command of Lieut. James Alden, U.S.N. Assistant.
Statement Of Responsibility: "Verified by I.I. Stevens, Lieut. U.S. engrs. & Bvt. Major, asst. in charge of office."
Statement Of Responsibility: "Topography and view by W.B. McMurtrie; topography engraved by A. Rolle, view by G. McCoy, lettering by E.F. Woodward."
Statement Of Responsibility: "Electrotype copy no. 1 by G. Mathiot, U.S.C.S."
Citation/Reference: New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 2, page 434, column 1, no. 4
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map ; 37 x 26 cm, on sheet 47 x 35 cm
NYPL Map Div. copy has accession no. stamped in lower left corner: 55659

Abstract

Relief shown by hachures; depths shown by soundings. Soundings in feet. Overprinted on map: Catalina Island. Includes text and "View of Catalina Harbor."

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 24887514
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21530376
Folder number: US038.1.07
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): eb12df00-0b6f-0136-dcab-5d133be4b85d

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1852

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MLA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Reconnaissance of Catalina Harbor: and the anchorage on the N.E. side of the island, California" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1852. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/eb12df00-0b6f-0136-dcab-5d133be4b85d

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1852). Reconnaissance of Catalina Harbor: and the anchorage on the N.E. side of the island, California Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/eb12df00-0b6f-0136-dcab-5d133be4b85d

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Reconnaissance of Catalina Harbor: and the anchorage on the N.E. side of the island, California" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 7, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/eb12df00-0b6f-0136-dcab-5d133be4b85d

Wikipedia citation

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