The north coast of the Gulf of Mexico, from St. Marks to Galveston
Item Information
- Title:
- The north coast of the Gulf of Mexico, from St. Marks to Galveston
- Cartographer:
- Copley, Charles
- Surveyor:
- Powell, Levin M., 1800-1885
- Surveyor:
- Simmes, Lieut.
- Surveyor:
- Coffin, J. H. C. (John Huntington Crane), 1815-1890
- Surveyor:
- Kearney, James, -1862
- Publisher:
- E. & G.W. Blunt (Firm)
- Name on Item:
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drawn & engraved by Chas. Copley, N. York
- Date:
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1851
(created)
(c) 1842 (copyright)
- Format:
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Maps/Atlases
- Genre:
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Nautical charts
- Location:
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Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center - Collection (local):
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Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
- Subjects:
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Mexico, Gulf of--Maps
Gulf Coast (U.S.)--Maps
Gulf States--Maps
Nautical charts--Mexico, Gulf of
- Places:
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Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Florida
Mexico, Gulf of
- Extent:
- 1 map on 2 sheets : hand colored ; 61 x 96 cm and 82 x 96 cm
- Terms of Use:
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No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
- Publisher:
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New York :
E. & G.W. Blunt
- Scale:
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Scale approximately 1:645,000
- Language:
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English
- Table of Contents:
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I. [St. Marks to New Orleans]
II. [New Orleans to Galveston]
- Notes:
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Boston Public Library has only east sheet showing St. Marks to New Orleans. Lacking west sheet showing New Orleans to Galveston.
Depths shown by soundings and gradient tints.
Shows cities, towns, military posts, islands and coastal formations along the Gulf of Mexico from the mouth of the Mississippi River to Appalachee Bay.
Includes notes and 3 insets.
Insets: Bar & entrance of Mobile Bay, surveyed under the direction of Major J. Kearney; Topogl. Engr. -- Preliminary sketch of Galveston Bar Harbour / U.S. Coast Survey, A.D. Bache, Superintendent -- Continuation of the coast, on a reduced scale.
"Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1842, by E. & G.W. Blunt, in the Clerk's office of the District Court of the Southern District New York."
"Additions to 1851, including the surveys of Comr. Powell, Lt. Simmes, & Profr. Coffin, U.S. Navy."
- Identifier:
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06_01_017048
- Call #:
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G9112.M4P5 1851 .C67
- Barcode:
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39999085953733
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