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Description
Title: York River & Cape Neddick Harbors, Maine
Artist/Publisher: U.S. Coast Survey, A. D. Bache, Supdt.
Date: 1854
Map Type: Original Hand Colored Lithograph
Original Print Size: 16" x 12.5" (image); 17" x 13.5" (full margins)
Condition: Good (folded, see scan)
Code: A2434
Description: The U.S. Coast Survey, a federal agency was founded in the early 1800's. Ferdinand Hassler was the first Superintendent of the Coast Survey (1816 - 1818 & 1832 - 1843). At the helm he instilled two key principals, accuracy and precision. Alexander Dallas Bache, Benjamin Framklin's great grandson, became Superintendent in 1843 after Hassler's death. The Coast Survey prospered under Bache's leadership, becoming one of the first great science organizations of the US Government. A. D. Bache presided over the early establishment of the American Assoc. for the Advancement of Science. He was also the founder of the National Academy of Science.
U.S. Coast Survey charts like this one of Southern Maine, were created and issued for navigation and contained all navigational information necessary for ship travel on coastal waters.
Map in good condition, previously folded, some loses in lower folds. Hand coloring is very clean and bright. Map has discoloration along the L side inside the border. Paper is age toned, darker on edges. Scan is very accruate to condition including edges.
Reproduction Print also Available in 3 sizes.
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