Search Results: Titles starting with U from The Prime Meridian: Antique Maps & Books

Beveerley Tucker Public Printer, Washington (DC), 1855. B&W, VG+ w/minimal browning. Elaborate depth soundings w/tidal info. Elaborate bottom details. Includes areas of SHip and Sand Shoal Inlets. From the "Report of the Superintendent of the Coast Survey, Showing the Progress of the Survey During the Ye ar 1854." 42x34cm..

USCS, 1857. G w/fold browning and one 3 inch crease tear on left. General detail clear, with notes on tides, lighthouses and beacons. B&W, 38x91cm..

USCS, 1855. Outline and divisional color. G w/ some diffuse foxing, some crease brwoning, but image generally clear. Sailing directions, including warnings. 65x45cm..

Beverley Tucker Public Printer, Washington (DC), 1855. G+ w/some browning. Inset "Sub-Sketch Showing the progress of the Survey of the Hudson River" with extensive detail incl. triangulations. The main sketch is not as heavily triangulated, and extends from Delaware Bay north to Block Island Sound, incl uding Long Island Sound. From the "Report of the Superintendent of the Coast Survey, Showing the Progress of the Survey During the Year 1854." 42x46cm..

Cornellius Wendell (Printer), Washington (DC), 1855. Near fine, b&w outline shell of USA with the magnetic lines. Shows Gulf of California, Gulf of Mexico and several major coastal cities. From the "Report of the Superintendent of the Coast Survey, Showing the Progress of the Survey During the Year 18 55." 23.5x38cm..

Cornellius Wendell (Printers), Washington (DC), 1856. B&W, VG+ w/minimal fold browning. Very detailed in vicinity of mouth ofd Wilmington River. Little Warsaw Island shown. From the "Report of the Superintendent of the Coast Survey, Showing the Progress of the Survey During the Year 1855." 41x71cm..

Beverley Tucker Public Printer, Washington (DC), 1855. B&W, G+ w/some crease browning. Mission is indicated in Santa Cruz environs. Detailed depth soundings, tidal information. Inset "Sub-Sketch Showing the positions of Santa Cruz & Ano Nuevo Harbors". From the "Report of the Superintendent of the Coast Survey, Showing the Progress of the Survey During the Year 1854." 31x32cm..

Washington DC: Cornellius Wendell (Printer), 1856. B&W, VG+. Extremely detailed and striking chart. Includes some of the most detailed sailing directions and dangers notations of the survey. Large inset "Entrance to Chesapeake Bay". From "Report of the Superintendent of the Coast Survey, Showing the Progress of the Survey During the Year 1855." 71x51cm..

USCS, 1851. Large B&W, VG- w/some marginal chipping and fold browning. Exceptionally detailed survey. 83x51cm..

Cornellius Wendell (Printers), Washington (DC), 1856. B&W, VG w/minimal fold browning. Detailed sailing directions and cautions. From the "Report of the Superintendent of the Coast Survey, Showing the Progress of the Survey During the YEar 1855." 69x42cm..

Washington (DC): US Coast Survey, 1866. Near fine, b&w, thin paper, with folds as issued, from the 1864 Report of the Superintendent of the Coast Survey, published in 1866. Bache was a grandson of Benjamin Franklin. The image measures 42 x 32 cm (16.5 x 12. 5 inches), with many depth soundings, and tabular summaries of soundings and tides. Topography by W. M. Boyce, H.L. Whiting, and A.M. Hanson; Hydrography by H. Mitchell. This is not commonly seen. "12" in print on verso of chart. Scale 1:20,000.. Near Fine. Map.

USCS, 1852. VG, b&w, with mid fold crease tear repaired w/ archival tape on verso. Bright image from St. Helena Sound to Charleston , w/triangulations. Shows Tidal Station, Astronomical Station. Left margin trimmed to neatline. 19x43cm..

Beverley Tucker Public Printer, Washington (DC), 1855. B&W, VG w/minimal browning. Elaborate depth soundings and area of "Main Ship Channel" are indicated. Also extends out to Snake and Sea Horse Keys. From the "Report of the Superintendent of the Coast Survey, Showing the Progress of the Survey During the Year 1854." 59x46cm..

Beverley Tucker Public Printer, Washington (DC), 1855. B&W, VG w/minimal browning. Two small diagrams on one sheet. Includes are from Sandy Hook to Point Judith.From the "Report of the Superintendent of the Coast Survey, Showing the Progress of the Survey During the Year 1854." 25x34cm..

Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1864. G, due to some fold browning and a few small crease tears repaired on verso with archival tape. Folds as issued. A nice summary sketch, with a large inset for the Pacific coast. Includes all of eastern seaboard, and the northern Gulf Coast. From " Report of the Superintendent of the Coast Survey...1863". 61x60cm..

USCS, 1853. B&W of Cape Fear area, including mouth of Cape Fear River. VG-, w/some crease browning. 26.5x30cm..

USCS, 1857. Fair w/trimming of left lower border, although main image not effected. Some foxing and fold browning. Detailed section of "Special Sailing Directions. South Edisto & St. Helena Sound". Includes dangers. Shoreline detail of Fripp's, Hunting, Morgan' s Hutchinson's, Otter, Fenwickk's and Edisto Islands. Modern color wash. Several crease tear repairs. 63.5x74cm..

Cornellius Wendell (Printer), Washington (DC), 1855. B&W, VG+ (minimal fold browning), showing shell outline of coastal Oregon and California. Extensive notes on image. From Strait of Juan de Fuca south to San Diego Bay. 26.5x19cm..

USCS, 1864. B&W, VG w/some crease browning. Has sailing directions and warnings.51x43.5cm..

Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1864. G, b&w survey sketch of this region. Fold browning and crease tears (repaired verso with archival tape). From the "Report of the Superintendent of the Coast Survey, Showing the Progress of the Survey during the year 1863." 42x67cm..