The Coast in Delaware and Chesapeake Bays and Vicinity in 1845 Artwork Some key cities and towns

Some key cities and towns are shown as well as the triangulation stations used and the dates

A very rare and desirable map for pictorial map collectors

These are from the German edition of Cook's Voyages (Reizen Rondom de Waereld door James Cook)

A highly figurative title cartouche adorns the map

The Coast in Delaware and Chesapeake Bays and Vicinity in 1845 Artwork Some key cities and townsThis is a very rare and early edition of the Coast Survey chart of the Chesapeake Bay and Delaware Bay showing the progress of the triangulation and charting. Some key cities and towns are shown as well as the triangulation stations used and the dates. This chart has been mounted and lightly colored. This chart is the state with the correct label of "Sketch B" in the title. An earlier state of this chart still bound in the report at LFMG, is labeled