Preliminary sketch of Cherrystone Inlet
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Item data
Title
Preliminary sketch of Cherrystone Inlet
Collection
Maps of North America
Countries
United States (except New York)
States
Virginia
Names
United States Coast Survey (Publisher)
Almy, John Jay, 1815-1895 (Creator)
Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867 (Creator)
Balbach, Arthur (Draftsman)
Woodward, E. F. (Engraver)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1853
Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: U.S. Coast Survey
Library Location
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 17-697
Subjects
Nautical charts -- Virginia -- Cherrystone Inlet
Inlets -- Virginia
Cherrystone Inlet (Va.) -- Navigation
Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) -- Navigation
Genres
Maps
Nautical Charts
Bathymetric Maps
Notes
Statement Of Responsibility: By the hydrographic party under the command of Lieut. J.J. Almy U.S.N. Assistant.
Statement Of Responsibility: At head of title: (C No. 5) U.S. Coast Survey, A.D. Bache, Superintendt.
Statement Of Responsibility: "Redd. drng. by A. Balbach ; Engd. by E.F. Woodward"--Lower margin.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 32 x 23 cm, on sheet 39 x 28 cm
Abstract
Shows adjacent part of Chesapeake Bay. Depths shown by isolines and soundings. Includes notes on tides and soundings. "No. 13"--Upper left margin.
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 77550054
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21319206
Folder number: US248.1.04
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ed6e6b40-68a7-0135-1277-69f43d42b3b1
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1853
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Preliminary sketch of Cherrystone Inlet" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1853. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ed6e6b40-68a7-0135-1277-69f43d42b3b1
APA format
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1853). Preliminary sketch of Cherrystone Inlet Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ed6e6b40-68a7-0135-1277-69f43d42b3b1
Chicago/Turabian Format
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Preliminary sketch of Cherrystone Inlet" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 14, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/ed6e6b40-68a7-0135-1277-69f43d42b3b1
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