Reconnaissance of The Western Coast of The United States, Middle Sheet, From San Francisco to Umpquah River

YEAR PUBLISHED: 1854

Reconnaissance of The Western Coast of The United States, Middle Sheet, From San Francisco to Umpquah River

Sale price$225.00
SKU: 1703

DESCRIPTION

This is a detailed chart of the Coast of Northern California and Oregon, from San Francisco north to the Umpquah River entrance, showing nice coastal topographical details (hachures), rivers, and other locations.
Depth soundings, various points, ports, and anchorages are noted along the coastline. Twelve very nicely detailed elevation views of points along the coast are shown, including Cape Arago, Cape Blanco, Robers River, Mark's Arch and Reef, Crescent City, Red Bluff, Cape Mendocino, Trinidad Head and City, Mendocino Cove, Pt. Arena, Pt. Reys, and the Entrance to San Francisco Bay.
General information on tides and lighthouses as well as detailed sailing instructions, remarks, location details, and other information for the mariner are given.
This chart is the central sheet of a series of three charts of the west coast.

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

J No. 2 U.S. Coast Survey A.D. Bache, Superintendent, Reconnaissance of The Western Coast of The United States, Middle Sheet, From San Francisco to Umpquah River, Geographical Positions determined by G. Davidson, Assistant, Hydrography by the Party under the command of Lieut. James Alden U.S.N. Assist.

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 1854

DIMENSIONS (Inches)

23.5 X 24.25

CONDITION

Good to fine with overall toning, darkened and weakened fold seams, folded as issued, archival tape repair at split fold seam, some seams weak and fragile. See photo for details.