Preliminary Chart of Part of The Sea Coast of Virginia and Entrance to Chesapeake Bay U.S. Coast Survey

YEAR PUBLISHED: 1855

Preliminary Chart of Part of The Sea Coast of Virginia and Entrance to Chesapeake Bay

$105.00
SKU: 1463

DESCRIPTION

A striking chart showing great detail and sailing directions for the entrance to Chesapeake Bay. The chart shows numerous soundings, aids and dangers to navigation, islands, shoals, courses, bottom type, bathymetry, and place names. There are in-depth sailing directions, tidal notes, current notes, and a detailed inset chart of the entrance.

IMPORTANT NOTE:

All of our United States Coast Survey (USCS), United States Coast & Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), and similar maps and charts have been professionally unfolded and flattened using humidity baths, semi-permeable membrane, and drying blotter techniques. Most others you typically see on eBay have not been, and worse, are quickly and crudely unfolded for the low-quality photos you see. Unfolding these maps in that way is damaging and weakens them. Please be aware.

FULL TITLE

C No. 2 Preliminary Chart of Part of The Sea Coast of Virginia and Entrance to Chesapeake Bay

MAPMAKER/CARTOGRAPHER/AUTHOR

U.S. Coast Survey, Bache, A. D. Superintendent

PUBLISHER

Cornelius Wendell, Printer 1856, Washington

PUBLICATION

Report of the Superintendent of the United States Coast Survey, Showing the Progress of the Survey During the Year 1854, House Executive Document no. 6

DIMENSIONS (Inches)

22.25 X 30.25

CONDITION

VG to Fine, with overall toning, darkened fold lines, folded as issued, cropped as issued, some fold creases upper left of chart. See photos for details.