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| Keywords: 1856 U.S. Coast Survey Map of Mobile Bay, Alabama - Geographicus - MobileBay-uscs-1856.jpg This is an uncommon 1856 U S Coast Survey Chart or Map of Mobile Bay Alabama Covers from Grand Bay and the mouths of the Alabama and Apalachee Rivers south to Mobile Point Dauphine Island and the Sand Island Bank Also extends westward into the Mississippi Sound to roughly 18 degrees west longitude from Washington D C Includes the city of Moblie Alabama as well as excellent detail of the nearby river delta Countless depth soundings throughout Notes on tides under sea dangers and sailing instructions in the upper right quadrant The Triangulation for this survey was completed by E M Eakin and F H Gerdes The topography is the work of W E Greenwell The Hydrography was accomplished by a party under the command of B F Sands J Alden and C P Patterson The construction of this chart was supervised by A D Bache one of the most important and influential early superintendents of the U S Coast Survey Published in the 1856 edition of the Superintendent's Report 1856 dated Size in 29 38 5 object history credit line accession number MobileBay-uscs-1856 <i>Report of the Superintendant of the U S Coast Survey </i> 1856 edition Geographicus-source PD-art United States Coast Survey maps Old maps of Alabama Old maps of the Gulf of Mexico Mobile Bay 1856 maps | ||||
