Reconnaissance of the Western Coast of The United States, 3-Sheet Set Complete

Upper Sheet

This is a striking chart of the northwest part of Washington State. Depicts the coast from Vancouver Island in the north, through the Straits of Juan de Fuca, south to Umpquah River. This chart has eight beautiful elevation views of coastal landmarks: ' Entrance to Columbia River, Cape Disappointment', ' Duncan's Island, Tahtoosh Island, Cape Flattery', 'Flattery Rocks', 'Destruction Island', 'Sail Rock, Pt. Grenville', 'Tillamook Head', 'Cape Lookout', and 'Cape Perpetua'. Depth soundings are shown, and many harbors, bays, and other features and locations are called out.  The chart also shows parts of the San Juan Islands.  Sailing directions, notes, and tidal information are also included.

Middle Sheet

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, 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.

Lower Sheet:

A gorgeous chart of the Pacific coast from Pt. Reyes just north of San Francisco, California south to the San Diego area and the border with Mexico. This is one of the most desirable of the U.S. Coast Survey charts and the most sought-after. This chart's most beautiful and dramatic quality are the 17 elevation views of various locations and ports along the coast.
The elevation views from north to south are:
 'View of the Entrance to San Francisco Bay,' 'View Pt. Piedras,' 'View Pt. Ano Nuevo,' 'View of Pt. Pinos,' 'View of Pt. Sur,' 'View of Piedras Blancas,' 'View of Moro Rock,' 'Esteros Bay,' 'View of Pt. Sal,' ' View Pt. Arguila,' 'View Pt. Concepcion bearing W. by S.,' 'View of Pt. Concepcion bearing S.E. by E.,' 'View Pt. Duma,' 'View of the Town and Mission of Santa Barbara,' 'View of San Pedro, Pt. Fermin,' 'View showing initial boundary point between the United States and Mexico,' 'View of Catalina Harbor,' and a 'View Pt. Loma.'

The chart includes many place names and points along the coast and inland, such as El Pueblo de Los Angeles, the Chanel Islands,  San Diego Bay,  the Los Angeles Plain, the Mission of San Fernando and the San Fernando Valley, and the San Francisco Bay area including the City of San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Union City and Alviso.

The map also includes depth soundings, three compass roses, sailing directions from San Francisco to San Diego and into various ports and harbors, tidal notes, anchorages, dangers, and other information.

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.

The image showing the 3 charts together is a digital compilation only. You or your framer will need to tile the charts together as desired. 1613-1614-1615