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Tennessee River Sheet No. 2. From 17 to 30 miles above Paducah, Ky.
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A loose hand-written note stating Soundings are referred to mean low water asa plane of reference & are expressed in feet .... A statement of the verticaldatum used for charting in the compilation of nautical charts at the time thenote was written.
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Chart of Mare Island Strait. This chart was actually the first workaccomplished by the Coast Survey on the West Coast and wasinstrumental in establishing Mare Island as a naval base.
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Sketch J, No. 4 for 1851 indicating proposed sites for a lighthouses onPoint Pinos, Bay of Monterey. Outline of Monterey Bay by Lt. Henry A. Wisefrom a Navy survey conducted in 1847. The topography of Pt. Pinos was by Sub-Assistant A.M. Harrison.
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Map of Portions of Seacoast of South Carolina and Georgia in Possessionof the United States, December 12th 1861. Map shows range circlesaround Forts Walker and Beauregard in Port Royal Sound and Fort Pulaski and abattery off the Savannah River Entran
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A preliminary mockup of the nautical chart of San Diego Harbor and Point Loma.
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Diagram of electrotype apparatus as devised by George Mathiot of the CoastSurvey. This apparatus allowed the reproduction of copper-plate engravingseach of which could only survive 500 to a 1000 or so press impressions beforewearing away sufficientl
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Reconnaissance of the Western Coast from Monterey to the Columbia River. SheetNo. 1 of 3. This chart only extends north toCape Mendocino.
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View of the Entrance to San Francisco Bay showing Alcatraz Island and view ofCape Mendocino bearing North by compass at 12 miles.
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Reconnaissance of the Western Coast from Monterey to the Columbia River. SheetNo. 2 of 3. This chart only extends from Cape Mendocinoto north of the Umquah (Umpqua) River Entrance.
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Views of Trinidad Head and Cape Mendocino. Oddly, the Cape Mendocinoview is the same as on Sheet No. 1, looking from the south to north.
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Reconnaissance of the Western Coast from Monterey to the Columbia River. SheetNo. 3 of 3. This chart extends from the Umquah (Umpqua) River to theColumbia River Entrance. Third edition.
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Hand sketch Exhibiting the normal course and velocity of the tidal current atebb for the 2nd Quarter (of the moon) in Charleston Harbor by Lieut. J. N.Maffitt. Original mockup version.
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Reconnaissance of the Western Coast from San Francisco to San Diego.
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5 views from the chart of Reconnaissance of the Western Coast from SanFrancisco to San Diego. View of the Town and Mission of Santa Barbara; View of San Pedro; View showing Initial Point of Boundary between the U.S. and Mexico;View of Catalina Harbo
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3 views from the chart of Reconnaissance of the Western Coast from SanFrancisco to San Diego. View of Pt. Conception bearing W. by S. 3 miles; Viewof Pt. Conception bearing S.E. by E. 12 miles; and View of Pt. Duma bearing East 10 miles.
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4 views from the chart of Reconnaissance of the Western Coast from SanFrancisco to San Diego. View of Piedras Blancas; View of Moro Rock, EsterosBay; View of Pt. Sal; and View of Pt. Arguilla.
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3 views from the chart of Reconnaissance of the Western Coast from SanFrancisco to San Diego. View of Pt. Ano Nuevo; View of Pt. Pinos; and View ofPt. Sur bearing N.N.W. 1/4W. 4 miles.
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2 views from the chart of Reconnaissance of the Western Coast from SanFrancisco to San Diego. View of the Entrance to San Francisco Bay showingAlcatraz and View of Pt. Piedras bearingN.N.W. 3 miles.
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Reconnaissance of the Harbors of Santa Cruz, San Simeon, Coxo and San Luis .Obispo. Sheet J.
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