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| Keywords: 1866 U.S. Coast Survey Chart or Map of San Francisco Bay - Geographicus - SanFranciscoBay-uscs-1866.jpg An extraordinary 1866 U S Coast Survey nautical chart or map of the San Francisco Bay Covers from Point Pinot north was far as Bodega Head Includes all of the San Francisco Bay with river systems documented as far north as Napa and Petaluma This is one of the rarest and most desirable charts issued by the U S Coast Survey as it is the first chart to depict the continental shelf break for a significant portion of the west coast It also provides a stunning overview of this region shortly following the California Gold Rush Includes the cities of San Francisco Oakland Napa Petaluma Brooklyn Union City Vallejo Redwood City Alviso Monterrey Santa Cruz and others Identifies Mt Bache Black Mountain Montana Mountain Mount Diablo and Table Mountain While this map offers only minimal inland detail the maritime detail is extraordinary Offers thousands of depth sounding throughout and identifies various important bays sounds islands shoals other undersea dangers lighthouses beacons rivers etc Notes on lighthouses tides soundings and magnetic variation appear in the upper right quadrant The triangulation for this chart was completed by R D Cutts G A Fairfield G Davidson A F Rodgers and W E Greenwell The topography was exceuted by R D Cutts A F Rodners A M Harrison J S Lawson and W M Johnson The hydrography is the work of Commander James Alden Commander R M Cuyler Commander B F Sands A F Rodgers E Cordell and others This chart was prepared under the supervision of A D Bache one of the most influential Superintendents in the history of the Coast Survey Issued in the 1867 supplement to the 1865 Superintendent's Report 1866 dated Size in 29 39 object history credit line accession number SanFranciscoBay-uscs-1866 <i>Report of the Superintendant of the United States Coast Survey </i> Washington 1867 Supplement to the 1865 edition Geographicus-source PD-art United States Coast Survey maps Old maps of San Francisco Bay 1866 maps | ||||
