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U.S. Coast Survey, 1853. unbound. very good. McMurtrie, W.B.. Sea chart. Uncolored engraving. Image measures 22.75" x 22.75".<br/> <br/> Great sea chart of the coast of California. Includes various data such as "General Sailing Directions from San Francisco to San Diego", topographical views of the coast line and notes on the tides. Some discoloration along folds, otherwise in very good condition. <BR> <BR> Alexander Dallas Bache (1806-1867) was an incredibly prolific surveyor, who worked as the superintendent of the United States Coast Survey from 1843 to 1865. Over the course of the 19th century, the survey worked closely with the U.S. Navy to produce sea charts of the country's waters that could serve scientific as well as military functions.<br/> <br/>
Reconnaissance of the Western Coast of the United States (Northern Sheet) from Umpquah River to the Boundary by BACHE, A.D - 1855
by BACHE, A.D
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Reconnaissance of the Western Coast of the United States (Northern Sheet) from Umpquah River to the Boundary
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1855. unbound. very good. Sea chart. Lithograph with hand coloring. Image measures 24.5" x 22.25".<br/> <br/> Attractive sea chart of the northwestern coast of the United States. Includes depths, sailing directions and tidal information. Inset views include "Entrance to Columbia River, Cape Disappointment", "Duncan's Rock and Tahtoosh Island", "Flattery Rocks", "Destruction Island", "Sail Rock and Pt. Grenville", "Tillamook Head", "Cape Lookout" and "Cape Perpetua". <br> <Br> Alexander Dallas Bache (1806-1867) was an incredibly prolific surveyor, who worked as the superintendent of the United States Coast Survey from 1843 to 1865. Over the course of the 19th century, the survey worked closely with the U.S. Navy to produce sea charts of the country's waters that could serve scientific as well as military functions.<br/> <br/>
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Reconnaissance of the Western Coast of the United States from San Francisco to San Diego
by BACHE, A.D
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Reconnaissance of the Western Coast of the United States from Gray's Harbor to the Entrance of Admiralty Inlet.
by A.D. Bache; James Alden
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Washington, D.C.: US Coast Survey, 1853. Very Good. Size : 366x445 (mm), 14.41x17.52 (Inches), Coloring: Hand Colored, Category: Maps United States West Washington & Oregon;
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