U. S. COAST SURVEY / A. D. BACHE Superintendent / Sketch C / SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF THE SURVEY / IN / SECTION No. III / From 1843 to 1855

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Description:

This map is centered on the Chesapeake Bay, but contains information on the Atlantic Coast, the Rappahannock River, Richmond, and the District of Columbia. It extends from about 36°35' to 39°40' latitude, and from below 75° to above 77°20' longitude west of Greenwich. The scale is 1/400,000. The date is 1855.

Date Made: 1855

Location: Currently not on view

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Credit Line: National Archives and Records Service

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: PH.317506Catalog Number: 317506Accession Number: 230397

Object Name: map

Physical Description: paper (overall material)Measurements: overall: 35 1/2 in x 14 1/2 in; 90.17 cm x 36.83 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-f17a-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1451444

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