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Western part of the southern coast of Long Island: from a trigonometrical survey

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5818243


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Title

Western part of the southern coast of Long Island: from a trigonometrical survey

Collection

Maps of New York City and State
Parts
Long Island

Names

United States Coast Survey (Publisher)
Hassler, F. R. (Ferdinand Rudolph), 1770-1843 (Creator)
Bénard, Ch. (Charles) (Creator)
Dickens, H. L. (Creator)
Gedney, Thomas R., -1857 (Creator)
Woodhull, M. (Maxwell) (Creator)
Bache, Richard Meade (Creator)
Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867 (Creator)
Ricketts, James J. (Draftsman)
Gerdes, F. H. (Draftsman)
Knight, John, approximately 1802-1872 (Engraver)
Lawson, Oscar A., 1813-1854 (Engraver)
Dankworth, Frederick, approximately 1804- (Engraver)
Mathiot, G. (Printer)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1851
Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: United States Coast Survey

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 16-730

Subjects

Nautical charts -- New York (State) -- Long Island (N.Y.)
Nautical charts -- New York (State) -- Suffolk County
Nautical charts -- New York (State) -- Nassau
Long Island (N.Y.)

Genres

Maps
Nautical Charts

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: under the direction of F.R. Hassler and A.D. Bache superintendent of the Survey of the Coast of the United States.
Content: Relief shown by hachures & land forms; depths by soundings.
Content: Oriented with north to the upper right.
Content: Includes notes, charts and 5 coastal panoramas views.
Statement Of Responsibility: "Triangulation by F.R. Hassler & Edmund Blunt, assistant; topography by C. Benard, & H.L. Dickens, assistant; hydrography by T.R. Gedney, Lieut. U.S. Navy; R. Bache, lieut. U.S.N., A.S. Baldwin, lieut. U.S.N., & M. Woodhull, lieut U.S.N.."
Statement Of Responsibility: "Reduction for e[....] by F.H. Gerdes, asst & J.J. Ricketts"-- lower left margin.
Statement Of Responsibility: "Verified, L.L. Stevens, lieut. U.S. engrs. & bvt. major asst. in charge of office."
Statement Of Responsibility: "Topography engraved by F. Dankworth & O.A. Lawson; lettering by J. Knight & F. Dankworth, views by O.A. Lawson."--lower right margin.
Statement Of Responsibility: "Electrotype copy no. 5, by G. Mathiot, [U.S.C.S.]" --top right margin.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map ; 61 x 87 cm, on sheet 66 x 92 cm

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 944901661
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20918255
Other local Identifier: US160.1.05
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f7188db0-d341-0133-92e4-00505686a51c

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1851

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Western part of the southern coast of Long Island: from a trigonometrical survey" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1851. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f7188db0-d341-0133-92e4-00505686a51c

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1851). Western part of the southern coast of Long Island: from a trigonometrical survey Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f7188db0-d341-0133-92e4-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Western part of the southern coast of Long Island: from a trigonometrical survey" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 9, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/f7188db0-d341-0133-92e4-00505686a51c

Wikipedia citation

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