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| Keywords: 1866 U.S. Coast Survey Map of Boston Bay, Massachusetts - Geographicus - BostonBay-uscs-1866.jpg A rare 1866 costal chart of Boston Bay Boston Harbor and environs Covers the Massachusetts coastline from Cape Ann southward past Gloucester Marblehead Lynn Boston and Cohasset to Green Harbor River Offers astounding inland detail noting individual buildings roads communities fields and smaller waterways In addition to inland details this chart contains a wealth of practical information for the mariner from countless depth soundings sailing instructions tidal information lighthouse locations and notes on magnetic variance The triangulation for this chart was prepared by C O Boutelle and Capt T J Cram The topography by H L Whiting G B Gluck A M Harrison and R M Bache The hydrography was accomplished by a team under the command of C H Davis C H Mc Blair C R P Rodgers W G Temple and H S Stellwagen The entire production was supervised by A D Bache Superintendent of the Survey of the Coast of the United States from 1843 to 1865 1866 dated Size in 39 31 object history credit line accession number BostonBay-uscs-1866 <i>Report of the Superintendant of the U S Coast Survey </i> 1866 edition Geographicus-source PD-art United States Coast Survey maps Maps of Massachusetts | ||||
