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Reconnoissance of the western coast of the United States, from Monterey to the Columbia River: in three sheets

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Title
Reconnoissance of the western coast of the United States, from Monterey to the Columbia River: in three sheets
Additional title: Reconnaissance of the western coast of the United States, from Monterey to the Columbia River in three sheets
Names
United States Coast Survey (Publisher)
Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867 (Creator)
McArthur, W. P. (William P.) (Creator)
Bartlett, Washington A. (Creator)
McMurtrie, W. B. (William Birch) (Draftsman)
Rollé, A. (Engraver)
Dankworth, Frederick, approximately 1804- (Engraver)
Lawson, Oscar A., 1813-1854 (Engraver)
McCoy, G. (Engraver)
Smith, W. (Engraver)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

Parts

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1851
Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: U.S. Coast Survey Office
Table of Contents
Sheet no. 1 [south sheet, from Monterey to Cape Mendocino] -- Sheet no. 2 [middle sheet, from Cape Mendocino to Umquah River] -- Sheet no. 3 [north sheet, from Cape Arago to Columbia River].
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 16-581
Topics
Nautical charts -- Oregon -- Pacific Coast
Nautical charts -- California -- Pacific Coast
Coasts -- Oregon
Coasts -- California
Pacific Coast (Calif.)
Pacific Coast (Or.)
California
California -- Pacific Coast
Oregon
Oregon -- Pacific Coast
Genres
Maps
Nautical charts
Notes
Statement of responsibility: By the hydrographic party under the command of W.P.McArthur, Lieut. U.S. Navy, and Asst. U.S. Coast Survey, W.A. Bartlett, Lieut. U.S. Navy Assistant ; drawn by W. B. McMurtrie ; engraved by A. Rollé, F. Dankworth, O.A. Lawson, G. McCoy & W. Smith.
Content: Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings.
Content: Shows custom house at Astoria, and track of survey.
Statement of responsibility: At head of title: U.S. Coast survey, A.D. Bache superintendent.
Content: Includes sailing directions and views of entrance to San Francisco Bay, Cape Mendocino, and Trinidad Head.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 3 maps ; 47 x 43 cm and 48 x 43 cm
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 953804490
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b21043370
Other local Identifier: US028A.2
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 99e59950-3639-0134-cdf9-00505686a51c
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1851: Issued
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Reconnoissance of the western coast of the United States, from Monterey to the Columbia River" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1851. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/baefdc30-3639-0134-92f5-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Reconnoissance of the western coast of the United States, from Monterey to the Columbia River" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/baefdc30-3639-0134-92f5-00505686a51c

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1851). Reconnoissance of the western coast of the United States, from Monterey to the Columbia River Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/baefdc30-3639-0134-92f5-00505686a51c

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Reconnoissance of the western coast of the United States, from Monterey to the Columbia River