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| Keywords: 1857 U.S. Coast Survey Map of New York City and Harbor - Geographicus - NewYorkCity-uscs-1857.jpg A rare 1857 coastal chart of New York City it ™s harbor and environs One of the first 19th century carts to depicts New York City as we know it today including Manhattan Queens Brooklyn the Bronx and Staten Island Also includes Jersey City Newark and Hoboken This is one of the earliest states in the development of this particular chart series In-land details which are developed in later charts are here almost entirely absent This chart contains a wealth of practical information for the mariner from oceanic depths to harbors and navigation tips on important channels Map also includes tables of light houses and beacons tides and magnetic declination as well as detailed sailing instructions The triangulation for this chart was prepared by J Ferguson and E Blunt The topography by H L Whiting S A Gilbert A M Harrison H Adams and A S Wadsworth The hydrography was accomplished by R Wainwright T A Craven and W G Temple The entire production was supervised by A D Bache Superintendent of the Survey of the Coast of the United States and one of the most influential American cartographers of the 19th century Published in the 1857 edition of the Superintendent's Report 1857 dated Size in 26 5 30 5 object history credit line accession number NewYorkCity-uscs-1857 <i>Report of the Superintendant of the U S Coast Survey </i> 1857 edition Geographicus-source PD-art United States Coast Survey maps Old maps of New York City 1857 maps | ||||
