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| Keywords: 1866 U.S. Coast Survey Chart of the South Carolina Coast - Charleston to St. Helena Bay - Geographicus - CharlestonStHelena-uscs-1866.jpg This is a highly unusual and rarely seen 1866 U S Coast Survey chart or map of the South Carolina coastline Covers from St Helena Bay to Charleston Harbor Includes the North Edisto River South Edisto River Kiwah River Stono River Ashley River and Cooper River Offers stunning inland detail identifying roads farms landings and many individual buildings Shows a detailed street grid for Charleston City Nautically this map offers a wealth of practical information for the Mariner including countless depth soundings and notes on light hoses tides shoals and other undersea dangers The Triangulation for this chart was completed by A D Bache C O Boutelle and C P Bolles The topography is the work of S A Gilbert J Seib R M Bache G D Wise W S Edwards and C Rockwell The hydrography was completed by a party under the command of J N Maffitt J P Bankhead and C O Boutelle This chart was compiled under the supervision of A D Bache one of the most influential Superintendents in the history of the Coast Survey Published in the 1867 supplement to the 1866 edition of the Superintendent's Report 1866 dated Size in 39 33 object history credit line accession number CharlestonStHelena-uscs-1866 <i>Report of the Superintendant of the United States Coast Survey </i> Washington 1867 Supplement to the 1865 edition Geographicus-source PD-art United States Coast Survey maps Maps of South Carolina | ||||
