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| Keywords: 1866 U.S. Coast Survey Map of the Chesapeake Bay and Delaware Bay - Geographicus - ChesapeakeBay-uscs-1867.jpg An extraordinary 1866 U S Coast Survey nautical chart or map of the Chesapeake Bay and Delaware Bay This is one of the rarest and most desirable charts issued by the U S Coast Survey Covers from Norfolk Virginia and Cape Henry north to Cape Map and Charlestown Includes the major cities of Washington D C Baltimore Richmond Fredericksburg and Petersburg While this map offers only minimal inland detail the maritime detail is extraordinary Offers thousands of depth sounding throughout and identifies various important bays sounds islands shoals other undersea dangers lighthouses beacons rivers etc Detailed sailing instructions for the Chesapeake Bay appear in the lower left quadrant Sailing instructions for the Delaware Bay appear in the upper right Notes on lighthouses in the lower left and on tides in the upper right Scale 1 400 000 This chart was prepared under the supervision of F R Hassler and A D Bache two of the most influential Superintendents in the history of the Coast Survey Issued in the 1867 supplement to the 1865 Superintendent's Report 1866 dated Size in 25 31 5 object history credit line accession number ChesapeakeBay-uscs-1867 <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 Old maps of the Chesapeake Bay Old maps of the Delaware Bay United States Coast Survey 1866 maps | ||||
