The Harbor of New Bedford

YEAR PUBLISHED: 1870

The Harbor of New Bedford

Sale price$600.00
SKU: 1359

DESCRIPTION

A striking chart of New Bedford, Massachusetts, and the bay and coves nearby.  The chart covers the area between Mishaum Point and Scontient Neck. This is a highly detailed (both on land and sea) chart showing bathymetry, soundings, aids, and hazards to navigation, points, harbors, coves, islands, rocks, lighthouses, bearings, buoys, farmlands, roads, buildings, piers, vegetation, towns and other miscellaneous features.  The chart also includes notes, tidal observations, lighthouse information, sailing directions, and elevation views from various ranges.  The chart is an 1870 edition of an earlier issue of this chart.
The chart is a thick-paper, separately published edition. Rare, separately issued heavy paper, thick paper edition.

FULL TITLE

The Harbor of New Bedford, Founded upon a Trigonometrical Survey under the directions of Alexander D. Bache Superintendent of the Survey of The Coast of The United States

MAPMAKER/CARTOGRAPHER/AUTHOR

A.D. Bache, C.M. Eakin, H.L. Whiting, G.S. Blake

PUBLISHER

United States Coast Survey

PUBLICATION

Separately issued edition on thick paper.

DIMENSIONS (Inches)

17.25 X 20.75

CONDITION

Very fine with slight overall toning, A very clean example, thick-paper edition. See photo for details.