YEAR PUBLISHED: 1855
Eastern Part of Long Island Sound
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Very detailed chart of the Eastern Part of Long Island Sound. Chart shows great details from Hog Creek Point near Gardiner's Island, part of Plum Island and Black Point, Connecticut to just beyond Point Judith and Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. The chart series shows superb inland detail including roads, properties, buildings, ponds, lagoons, topography (hachures), rivers, creeks, vegetation, towns, cities, railroads and locations. Great navigational details are also given in the sound with numerous depth soundings, bottom conditions, tidal currents, channels, ranges, bearings, lighthouses, aids and hazards to mariners, detailed sailing directions, dangers and other notes to the mariner. Also included are 4 nice elevation views of various stretches of coastline.
Rare map on heavy paper. Part 3 of a 3 maps set. Engraved by S. Siebert, A. Rolle, J. Knight, W. Smith.
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