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Map Hydrographic reconnaissance of James River, Virginia, from entrance to City Point

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Title

  • Hydrographic reconnaissance of James River, Virginia, from entrance to City Point

Names

  • United States Coast Survey.
  • Muse, W. T.
  • Wainwright, R. (Richard), 1817-1862.
  • Maffitt, John Newland, 1819-1886.

Created / Published

  • [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Coast Survey, [1862]

Headings

  • -  Nautical charts--Virginia--James River Estuary
  • -  James River Estuary (Va.)--Maps
  • -  United States--Virginia--James River Estuary

Genre

  • Bathymetric maps

Notes

  • -  General nautical chart.
  • -  Depths shown by soundings and contours.
  • -  At head of title: A.D. Bache Supt.
  • -  Copy 1 is hand col. in blue watercolor to show shallow waters, in red and black inks to show buoys, in pink ink to show "Stn." area outlines, and in black-ink handwriting (printing) to show "Stn." area names. Copy 2 in not col. or annotated.
  • -  In upper margin: Autographic transfer, July 1862.
  • -  Imperfect: Copy 1 halved, mounted on cloth backing; copy 2 torn.
  • -  LC Civil War maps (2nd ed.), 559.4
  • -  Includes text of "Sailing directions", note, tide table, and magnetic variation table.

Medium

  • 1 map : hand col. ; 70 x 102 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3882.J3P5 1859 .U5

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2003630501

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

United States Coast Survey, W. T Muse, R Wainwright, and John Newland Maffitt. Hydrographic reconnaissance of James River, Virginia, from entrance to City Point. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Coast Survey, 1854] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2003630501/.

APA citation style:

United States Coast Survey, Muse, W. T., Wainwright, R. & Maffitt, J. N. (1854) Hydrographic reconnaissance of James River, Virginia, from entrance to City Point. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Coast Survey] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2003630501/.

MLA citation style:

United States Coast Survey, et al. Hydrographic reconnaissance of James River, Virginia, from entrance to City Point. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Coast Survey, 1854] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2003630501/>.