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| Keywords: 1865 U.S. Coast Survey Map or Chart of Providence, Rhode Island - Geographicus - ProvidencePort-uscs-1865.jpg An attractive example of the 1865 U S Coast Survey map or nautical chart of the Port of Providence Covers part of Narragansett Bay from Starvegoat Island north to Providence and the mouth of the Seekonk River Today Starvegoat Island and the adjacent Oyster Beds have been filled in by a c 1950s land reclamation project Offers a wealth of practical information for the navigator ranging from depth soundings to notes on tides lighthouses and shoals The hand color work on this beautiful map is exceptionally well done The triangulation for this chart was accomplished by E Blunt The Topography is the work of A M Harrison The Hydrography was completed by a party under the command of F P Webber Compiled 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 1865 dated Size in 15 5 19 5 object history credit line accession number ProvidencePort-uscs-1865 <i>Report of the Superintendant of the United States Coast Survey </i> Washington 1865 edition Geographicus-source PD-art United States Coast Survey maps Old maps of Rhode Island | ||||
