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| Keywords: 1857 U.S. Coast Survey Map or Chart of St. Mary's River and Fernandina Harbor, Florida - Geographicus - StMarys-uscs-1857.jpg An attractive hand colored 1857 U S Coast Survey sea chart or map depicting St Mary ™s River and Fernandina Harbor in Northern Florida Details the winding course of the St Mary River Delta from St Mary ™s to the Pacific Shows a grid plan of the cities of St Mary ™s and Fernandina Notes Fort Clinch on Amelia Island as well as the S Beacon lighthouse and the Florida Rail Road Inland regions are depicted in considerable detail down to individual buildings In addition to inland details this chart contains a wealth of practical information for the mariner from oceanic depths to harbors and navigation tips on important channels The hand color work on this beautiful map is exceptionally well done This map was created under the direction of 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 1857 dated Size in 32 25 object history credit line accession number StMarys-uscs-1857 <i>Report of the Superintendant of the U S Coast Survey </i> 1857 edition Geographicus-source PD-USGov PD-old-100 United States Coast Survey maps Old maps of Florida St Marys River Florida-Georgia 1857 maps | ||||
