1857 Coast Survey Map of New York City and Harbor
by Paul Fearn
Title
1857 Coast Survey Map of New York City and Harbor
Artist
Paul Fearn
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Photograph
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A rare 1857 coastal chart of New York City, it’s harbor, and environs. One of the first 19th century carts to depicts New York City as we know it today, including Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Staten Island. Also includes Jersey City, Newark and Hoboken. This is one of the earliest states in the development of this particular chart series. In-land details, which are developed in later charts, are here almost entirely absent. This chart contains a wealth of practical information for the mariner from oceanic depths, to harbors and navigation tips on important channels. Map also includes tables of light houses and beacons, tides and magnetic declination as well as detailed sailing instructions. The triangulation for this chart was prepared by J. Ferguson and E. Blunt. The topography by H. L. Whiting, S. A. Gilbert, A. M Harrison, H. Adams, and A.S. Wadsworth. The hydrography was accomplished by R. Wainwright, T. A. Craven and W.G. Temple. The entire production was supervised by A. D. Bache, Superintendent of the Survey of the Coast of the United States and one of the most influential American cartographers of the 19th century. Published in the 1857 edition of the Superintendent's Report .
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February 14th, 2016
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