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Harbors of Captain's Island East and Captain's Island West [map] / from a trigonometrical survey under the direction of F.R. Hassler, superintendent of the Survey of the Coast of the United States ; triangulation by J. Ferguson ; topography by C.M. Eakin ; hydrography by the party under the command of Lieutenant G.S. Blake ; verified by A.A. Humphreys.
Author
United States Coast Survey
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Format
Map
Language
English
Published/Created
[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Coast Survey Office, 1849.
Description
Scale 1:20,000 (W 73°40ʹ30ʺ--W 73°34ʹ30ʺ/N 41°01ʹ00ʺ--N 40°57ʹ45ʺ).
1 map ; 33 x 42 cm.
Details
Subject(s)
Nautical charts
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Connecticut
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Captain Harbor
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Harbors
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Connecticut
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Captain Harbor
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Maps
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Captain Harbor (Conn.)
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Maps
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Greenwich (Conn.)
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Maps
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Related name
Hassler, F. R. (Ferdinand Rudolph), 1770-1843
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Ferguson, James, 1797-1867
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Eakin, C. M. (Constant M.)
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Blake, George S. (George Smith), 1803-1871
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Humphreys, A. A. (Andrew Atkinson), 1810-1883
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Luce, William (Topographical engineer)
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Barney, W. C.
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Rollé, A.
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Smith, W.
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Pettit, S. T.
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Library of Congress genre(s)
Maps
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Getty AAT genre
Maps
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Connecticut
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Captain Harbor
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1849
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Nautical charts
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Connecticut
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Captain Harbor
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1849
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Notes
Covers Captain Harbor and adjacent waters. The harbor is between the islands and the mainland of Greenwich, Conn., immediately east of the New York state line. Captain's Island East is now called Little Captain Island. Captain's Island West is now called Great Captain Island.
Relief shown by hachures and landform drawings. Depths shown by soundings and contours.
Includes sailing directions and information on tides.
"The triangulation was executed in 1834, the topography in 1836, and the hydrography in 1836."
At foot of title: Harbors of refuge no.
"Harbor map no."--Upper left margin.
"Topography reduced by W. Luce, draughtsman. Hydrography reduced by W.C. Barney, Lt. U.S. Navy. Hills by A. Rolle, title by W. Smith, and the rest by S.T. Pettit."--Lower margin.
Other title(s)
Captain's Island East and Captain's Island West
OCLC
66525111
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