Preliminary chart of Stellwagen's Bank, Massachusetts Bay
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Title
Preliminary chart of Stellwagen's Bank, Massachusetts Bay
Collection
Maps of North America
Countries
United States (except New York)
States
Massachusetts
Names
United States Coast Survey (Publisher)
Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867 (Creator)
Stellwagen, H. S. (Creator)
Ackerman, James, 1815 or 1816-1864 (Lithographer)
Cordell, E. (Draftsman)
Bradley, S. W. (Engraver) (Engraver)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1854
Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: U.S. Coast Survey
Library Location
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 16-794
Subjects
Nautical charts -- Stellwagen Bank
Nautical charts -- Massachusetts -- Massachusetts Bay (Mass.)
Bays -- Massachusetts
Bays
Nautical charts
Stellwagen Bank
Atlantic Ocean -- Massachusetts Bay (Mass.)
Atlantic Ocean -- Stellwagen Bank
Massachusetts
Genres
Maps
Bathymetric Maps
Nautical Charts
Notes
Statement Of Responsibility: By the hydrographic party under the command Lieut. H.S. Stellwagen, U.S.N, Assist.
Content: Depths shown by soundings.
Content: Includes notes and table of abbreviations.
Date: "Discovered in October, 1854."
Statement Of Responsibility: "(A no. 7) U.S.; Coast Survey; A.D. Bache, Supdt." -- ahead of title.
Content: "No. 8" -- top left margin.
Statement Of Responsibility: "Drng. by E. Cordall" -- lower left margin.
Statement Of Responsibility: "Engg by App. S.W. Bradley" -- lower right margin.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 21 x 22 cm on sheet 26 x 25 cm
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 959436506
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21091822
Other local Identifier: US095.1.05
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): edbf00f0-6bc9-0134-5033-00505686a51c
Rights
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Type Of Resource
Date Issued
1854
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MLA format
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Preliminary chart of Stellwagen's Bank, Massachusetts Bay" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1854. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/edbf00f0-6bc9-0134-5033-00505686a51c
APA format
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1854). Preliminary chart of Stellwagen's Bank, Massachusetts Bay Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/edbf00f0-6bc9-0134-5033-00505686a51c
Chicago/Turabian Format
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Preliminary chart of Stellwagen's Bank, Massachusetts Bay" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 9, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/edbf00f0-6bc9-0134-5033-00505686a51c
Wikipedia citation
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