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| Keywords: 1859 U.S. Coast Survey Map of Bull's Bay South Carolina - Geographicus - BullsBaySouthCarolina-uscs-1859.jpg A very attractive example of the rare 1859 U S Coast Survey map or nautical chart of Bull ™s Bay South Carolina Situated along the South Carolina coast just north of Charleston Bull ™s Bay and Bull ™s Island are adjacent to the Francis Marion National Forest Features countless depth soundings as well as notes on tides shoals breakers and other undersea dangers Sailing directions appear at top center The triangulation for this map was completed by C O Boutelle The Hydrography was accomplished by a party under the command of J N Maffitt and J B Bankhead The whole was completed under the direction of A D Bache one of the most influential and prolific Superintendents of the U S Coast Survey Published in the 1859 edition of the Superintendent ™s Report to Congress 1859 dated Size in 22 5 17 5 object history credit line accession number BullsBaySouthCarolina-uscs-1859 <i>Report of the Superintendent of the United States Coast Survey </i> Washington 1859 Geographicus-source PD-art ImageNote 1 601 1711 110 110 4000 3134 2 Bull ™s Island Light House ImageNoteEnd 1 ImageNote 2 2646 497 105 105 4000 3134 2 Cape Roman Light House ImageNoteEnd 2 United States Coast Survey maps 1859 maps Old maps of South Carolina South Carolina Coast | ||||
