Sketch J. No. 4 Indicating proposed Sites for a Light-House on Point Pinos Bay of Monterey

Chart of Monterey Bay and Point Pinos, California. The overview map shows Monterey Bay from Point Santa Cruz to Point Pinos. The City of Monterey City is shown along with the rocky promenance of Point Pinos. The detailed map lays out the observatory, topography (hachures), some roads, rocky promenance detail and the three proposed lighthouse sites along with the range of visibility. The Point Pinos Lighthouse would eventually be built in 1855 and is today the oldest continuously operating lighthouse on the western coast of the United States.

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