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| Keywords: 1857 U.S. Coast Survey Map or Chart of Mississippi City Harbor, Mississippi - Geographicus - MississippiCityHarbor-uscs-1857.jpg An attractive hand colored 1857 U S Coast Survey sea chart or map depicting Mississippi City Harbor Mississippi Depicts the Mississippi Coast between Mississippi City and Biloxi Mississippi Inland regions are depicted in considerable detail down to individual buildings In addition to inland details this chart contains a wealth of practical information for the mariner from oceanic depths to harbors and navigation tips on important channels The hand color work on this beautiful map is exceptionally well done The triangulation for this chart was accomplished by J E Hilgard and S A Gilbert The Topography was the work of W E Greenwell And the hydrography was completed by a party under the command of B F Sands This entire work was compiled under the direction of A D Bache Superintendent of the Survey of the Coast of the United States and one of the most influential American cartographers of the 19th century 1857 dated Size in 15 5 15 75 object history credit line accession number MississippiCityHarbor-uscs-1857 <i>Report of the Superintendant of the U S Coast Survey </i> 1857 edition Geographicus-source PD-art United States Coast Survey maps 1857 maps Old maps of Mississippi Biloxi Mississippi | ||||
