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| Keywords: 1873 U.S. Coast Survey Chart of Map of Cape Cod, Nantucket, Marthas Vineyard, and Cape Ann - Geographicus - CapeCod-uscs-1873.jpg An exceptional example of the 1873 U S Coast Survey's progress nautical chart for Massachusetts and Maine Covers the coast line from Narraganset Bay Rhode Island eastwards past Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket then north to Cape Cod Boston Harbor Cape Anne Portsmith New Hampshire and Portland Maine Includes Providence Provincetown Boston Portsmith and Portland Shows triangulation points throughout the regions as well as all major islands rivers and inlets Lighthouses ports cities beaches and other sites noted A large inset map in the upper right quadrant details Lake Champlain showing both Burlington and Plattsburg Prepared under the supervision of A D Bache and Benjamin Peirce for the 1873 Superintendent's Report 1873 dated Size in 24 31 object history credit line accession number CapeCod-uscs-1873 <i>Report of the Superintendant of the United States Coast Survey </i> Washington 1873 edition Geographicus-source PD-art United States Coast Survey maps Maps of Massachusetts Old maps of Nantucket | ||||
