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Preliminary sketch of Cherrystone Inlet

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57527109


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

Cartographic

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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