Potomac River (in four sheets), Sheet No. 4 From Indian Head to Georgetown

YEAR PUBLISHED: 1862

Potomac River (in four sheets), Sheet No. 4 From Indian Head to Georgetown

Sale price$185.00
SKU: 1606

DESCRIPTION

A striking nautical chart showing the section of the Potomac River from Indian Head to Georgetown. This is sheet 4 of a 4-sheet set of the Potomac River. The chart shows bathymetry, aids and hazards to navigation, points, inlents, rivers, islands, terrestrial vegetation, farmlands, roads, capitol buildings, places, bays and harbors, and bearings. Also shown are information on soundings, bottom types, light houses, light vessels, tides, and sailing directions.

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

Potomac River (in four sheets), Sheet No. 4 From Indian Head to Georgetown

MAPMAKER/CARTOGRAPHER/AUTHOR

USCS, A.D. Bache, Superintendent of the Survey of The Coast of The United States

PUBLISHER

Washington Government Printing Office

PUBLICATION

Report of the Superintendent of the United States Coast Survey, showing The Progress of the Survey During the Year 1864

DIMENSIONS (Inches)

26 X 41.5

CONDITION

Fine with overall toning, darkened and somewhat weakend at fold lines, folded and cropped at binding as issued, some professional archival tape reinforcement on weaker folds on verso, see photo for details.