MAKE A MEME View Large Image Coast Survey Map or Chart of St. Georges River and Muscle Ridge Channel, Maine - Geographicus - MuscleRidge-uscs-1864.jpg A rare 1864 nautical chart of the Maine coast from Thomaston MA to Monhegan Island including the St George's River and ...
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Keywords: 1864 U.S. Coast Survey Map or Chart of St. Georges River and Muscle Ridge Channel, Maine - Geographicus - MuscleRidge-uscs-1864.jpg A rare 1864 nautical chart of the Maine coast from Thomaston MA to Monhegan Island including the St George's River and Muscle Ridge Channel Offers minimal inland detail but a wealth of nautical information including countless depth sounding and notations on the many offshore shoals and other dangers in the region The lower right quadrant features extensive notations on tides and light houses The triangulation for this chart was accomplished by G A Fairfield J A Sullivan F P Webber and C F Ferguson The topography is the work of C Ferguson and F W Door The hydrography was completed by a party under the command of E Cordell W S Edwards F P Webber R El Halter and C Fendal Published under the supervision of A D Bache for the 1864 Report of the Superintendent of the U S Coast Survey 1864 dated Size in 26 37 object history credit line accession number MuscleRidge-uscs-1864 <i>Report of the Superintendant of the United States Coast Survey </i> Washington 1864 edition Geographicus-source PD-art United States Coast Survey maps Maps of Maine Thomaston Maine 1864 in Maine
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