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| Keywords: 1857 U.S. Coast Survey Map or Chart of the Mouth of St. Johns River, Florida - Geographicus - StJohnsRiver-uscs-1857.jpg An unusual and attractive coastal map produced by the U S Coast Survey to chart changes in the St Johns River FL delta between 1853 and 1857 Details a number of sandbars and shoals and records their appearance and disappearance at various different dates A profile chart in the upper right quadrant details changes to the shipping lanes that occurred between the first survey of the region in 1853 and the final survey in 1857 They Hydrography for this chart was accomplished in 1853 by a party under the command of T A Craven and again in 1857 by a party under the command of S D Trenchard Compiled under the direction of 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 1857 dated Size in 28 19 5 object history credit line accession number StJohnsRiver-uscs-1857 <i>Report of the Superintendant of the United States Coast Survey </i> Washington 1857 edition Geographicus-source PD-art United States Coast Survey maps Old maps of Florida St Johns River 1857 maps | ||||
