U.S. Coast Survey Sketch H Showing the progress of the Survey in Section No. 8[,] 1846 - 1855

Subject

Gulf Coast from Vermilion Bay, La., east to Mobile Bay, Ala. Isle Derniere. Details triangulation in the bays, the New Orleans & Opelousas Railroad, Mississippi River delta. Profiles of the seabed. Excellent detail of Louisiana barrier islands. Light houses. Gulf of Mexico.

Date

1855

Mapmaker

U. S. Coast Survey

Publisher

U. S. Coast Survey

Place of Publication

[Washington D. C. ?]

Accession Number

1994.003.012

Condition

Fair. Browning, some foxing.

Insets

1. Sub-Sketch Showing the positions of temperature observations By Lieut. Com[andin]g B. F. Sands…in April, May, & June [,] 1854. 2. Profiles of Bottom [of the seabed] From lines of soundings in the Gulf of Mexico.

Market Value

1994: Purchased from Murray Hudson Antiquarian Books and Maps, $125.00

Size

14 1/2 x 33 1/4

Storage

c04d08