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Sketch B. No. 2 Showing the Triangulation & Geographical Positions in Section No. II From New York City to Point Judith.
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United States Coast Survey
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Sketch B. No. 2 Showing the Triangulation & Geographical Positions in Section No. II From New York City to Point Judith.
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English: An exceptional example of the 1873 U.S. Coast Survey's progress nautical chart for Long Island, New York. Covers from Staten Island and New York City eastward along Long Island and the coast of Connecticut to Block Island and Point Judith. Shows triangulation points throughout the regions as well as all major islands, rivers, and inlets. Lighthouses, ports, cities, beaches, and other sites noted. Prepared under the supervision of A. D. Bache and Benjamin Peirce for the 1873 Superintendent's Report .
Date 1873 (dated)
Dimensions height: 16 in (40.6 cm); width: 27 in (68.5 cm)
dimensions QS:P2048,16U218593
dimensions QS:P2049,27U218593
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Geographicus link: LongIsland-uscs-1873
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Report of the Superintendant of the United States Coast Survey, Washington, (1873 edition).

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