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| Keywords: 1860 U.S. Coast Survey Chart or Map of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts - Geographicus - Nantucket-uscs-1860.jpg A scarce and exceptional example of the U S Coast Survey chart or map of Nantucket The is the eastern sheet of a three map set - and is rarely offered separately The this map no 12 in the series covers the island of Nantucket and the southern part of Cape Cod Massachusetts Detailed to the level of individual buildings and roads Offers innumerable depth sounding throughout and shows the many undersea shoals in the area Upper right quadrant has detailed sailing instructions and notes on magnetic variations light houses and dangers Title of chart in the upper right quadrant Title for the three map series in the upper left quadrant The triangulation and topography for this map set was accomplished by a team under the supervision of A D Bache director of the U S Coast Survey Engraved by A Hoen and Co of Baltimore for the 1860 edition of the Surveyor General ™s Report 186 dated Size in 27 5 38 object history credit line accession number Nantucket-uscs-1860 <i>Report of the Superintendant of the United States Coast Survey </i> Washington 1860 edition Geographicus-source PD-art United States Coast Survey maps Old maps of Massachusetts Old maps of Nantucket 1860s maps | ||||
