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| Keywords: 1857 U.S.C.S. Map of San Diego Bay, California - Geographicus - SanDiegoBay-uscs-1857.jpg This is the most attractive map of San Diego Bay California to emerge from the work of the U S Coast Survey Covers the Sand Diego area from False Bay and the Valley of Las Yeguas southward past Mission Valley and San Diego city to San Diego Bay and the villages of La Punta and the Valley of Ohjia Offers superb detail both inland and at sea Inland detail includes topographical features rivers roads and villages Villages and cities including San Diego La Playa New San Diego and others are detailed to the level of individual buildings Nautical details include innumerable depth sounding breakwaters and notes on the Kelp Beds off the coast of Point Lonia Lower left quadrant features textual sailing instructions as well as notes on the tides and a history of the chart This cart was prepared under the supervision of A D Bache for inclusion in the 1857 edition of the Report of the Superintendent of the United States Coast Survey The triangulation for this chart was accomplished by R D Cutts the topography by A M Harrison and the hydrography by a party under the command of James Alden 1857 dated Size in 20 5 27 object history credit line accession number SanDiegoBay-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 San Diego Bay 01 Old maps of California Topographic maps of California History of San Diego California 1857 California in the 1850s 1857 maps Maps of San Diego County California | ||||
