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| Keywords: 1865 U.S. Coast Survey Map of the New England Coast - Geographicus - BostonMaine-uscs-1865.jpg An impressive and striking example of the U S Coast Survey's Map of the New England Coast Extends from Cape Small Point Maine south to Cape Cod Massachusetts Includes Boston City and Harbor Salem Provincetown Cape Ann Gloucester Newburyport Portsmouth and Portland among other towns Offers limited inland detail but does show several cities as well as the course of the Portsmouth-Portland and Eastern Railroads From a nautical perspective the map offers a wealth of depth soundings and information on shoals light houses and tides This chart was prepared under the supervision of A D Bache one of the most influential Superintendents in the history of the Coast Survey Issued in the 1867 supplement to the 1865 Superintendent's Report 1865 dated Size in 32 37 object history credit line accession number BostonMaine-uscs-1865 <i>Report of the Superintendant of the United States Coast Survey </i> Washington 1867 Supplement to the 1865 edition Geographicus-source PD-art United States Coast Survey maps | ||||
