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| Keywords: 1859 U.S. Coast Survey Map of St. George Sound, Florida Panhandle - Geographicus - StGeorgesSound-uscs-1859.jpg A very attractive example of the rare 1859 U S Coast Survey map or nautical chart of St George Sound Florida St George Sound is the coast part of Tate's Hell State Forest just southwest of Tallahassee along the Florida Panhandle Centered on the Crooked River this map covers the lands on either side of the river the eastern part of the St George Sound and Dog Island Features countess depth sounding and notes on shoals and channels Sailing directions appear in the upper left quadrant The triangulation for this map was completed by S M McCorkle The topography is the work of G D Wise The Hydrography was accomplished by a party under the command of J K Duer The whole was completed under the direction of A D Bache one of the most influential and prolific Superintendents of the U S Coast Survey Published in the 1859 edition of the Superintendent ™s Report to congress 1859 dated Size in 28 23 object history credit line accession number StGeorgesSound-uscs-1859 <i>Report of the Superintendent of the United States Coast Survey</i> Washington D C 1859 Geographicus-source PD-art United States Coast Survey maps Old maps of Florida 1859 maps | ||||
