Bache, Alexander Dallas
Alexander Dallas Bache (July 19, 1806 - February 17, 1867) was an American physicist, scientist and surveyor. Bache is best known in cartographic circles as the Superintendent of the U.S. Coast Survey from 1843 to 1865. Born in Philadelphia, Bache, a great grandson of the statesman and inventor Benjamin Franklin, had a varied career primarily focused on education. He toured Europe on behalf of Girard College and composed an important treatise on European Education. Later he served as president of Philadelphia's Central High School and was a professor of natural history and chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania. On the death of Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler, Bache was appointed Superintendent of the United States Coast Survey. Picking up where Hassler left off Bache presided over the Survey during its most prolific period and oversaw the mapping of most of the United States coastline. To this day his name appears on countless marine pilot books and U.S. Coast Survey nautical charts. For his work he was elected Associate Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and a Foreign Member of the Royal Society. Following the Civil War, Bache was elected a 3rd Class Companion of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. He died at Newport, Rhode Island and was buried in the Congressional Cemetery in Washington, DC, where he is commemorated with a monument built by American architect Henry Hobson Richardson.
Navigating New Haven's Tricky Harbor.
New Haven Harbor.
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This is a rare, separately issued example of the 1846 U.S. Coast Survey nautical chart or map of the harbor of New Haven, Connecticut, printed on thicker paper than the charts appearing in the Coast Survey's Annual Report. (more details)
1849 U.S. Coast Survey Chart of the Buttermilk Channel (Brooklyn and Governor's Island), New York Ha
Foundations of Brooklyn's Maritime Century.
Sketch of Buttermilk Channel New York Harbor.
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This is a separately-issued 1849 nautical map or chart of the Buttermilk Channel, situated between Brooklyn and Governor's Island in New York Bay. It was issued just after the completion of the Atlantic Basin, a major project that set off rapid development of shipping facilities and warehouses in Brooklyn. (more details)
Nautical chart of the Mississippi River Delta.
H No. 8 Reconnoissance of the N.E. and S.E. Passes and Passe A l'Outre of The Delta of the Mississippi Louisiana.
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This is an attractive 1851 U.S. Coast Survey nautical chart or maritime map of the Mississippi Delta. Depicting the Louisiana coast from Passe À L'Outre to the Southeast Pass, numerous depth soundings are indicated, and the locations of lighthouses, shoals, drift trees, and stakes are illustrated. Due to the quick and dramatic changes in the Delta area caused by sudden storms and hurricanes, charting the Mississippi Delta was one of the U.S. Coast Survey's most daunting tasks. Notes on tides, sailing instructions, and commentary on the chart are situated in the upper right corner. (more details)
Coast Survey chart of Trinidad Bay, gateway to the California Coastal National Monument.
J. No. 5 Reconnaissance of Trinidad Bay California.
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This is a nice example of the 1851 U.S. Coast Survey chart or map of Trinidad Bay, California. Centers on Trinidad Head and includes details noting Trinidad City, including a street grid. A beautiful elevation profile and view of Trinidad Head and City is also ... (more details)
Gateway to Texas
(I No. 2) Preliminary Sketch of Galveston Bay.
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This is a rare, separately issued example of the U.S. Coast Survey's 1851 maritime map, or nautical chart, of Galveston Bay, Texas. It depicts the city and its surrounding waters as Galveston emerged as Texas's primary port, commercial hub, and maritime gateway. (more details)
Sketch B. Shewing the progress of Section No. 2.
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This is an unusual triangulation chart of the New York and New Jersey coast line from the scarce 1851 edition of the Superintendent's Report. It covers from the Delaware Bay north to New York City then east along Long Island as far as Block Island. Shows ... (more details)
Nautical chart of the Mississippi River Delta.
H No. 8 Reconnoissance of the N.E. and S.E. Passes and Passe A l'Outre of The Delta of the Mississippi Louisiana.
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This is a rare, separately-issued 1851 nautical map or chart of the Mississippi River Delta. It is among the earliest detailed surveys of this portion of the notoriously tricky and vitally important waterway. This example is notable for being separately-issued on thicker paper and engraved rather than lithographed. (more details)
The South's Second Great Port on the Gulf.
H No. 10 Preliminary Sketch of Mobile Bay.
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This rare, separately issued example of the U.S. Coast Survey's 1851 nautical chart of Mobile Bay, Alabama, captures one of the antebellum South's most important commercial gateways at the height of the cotton boom. By 1851, these waters carried an immense flow of cotton from Alabama's Black Belt to markets in the North and Europe, transforming Mobile into one of the Gulf Coast’s great ports. (more details)
Beautiful coastal chart of the harbor on Pass Christian, Mississippi, before it was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.
Sketch H No. 9 Harbor of Pass Christian Mississippi Sound.
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This is a beautiful 1851 U.S. Coast Survey map or chart of the harbor of Pass Christian on the Mississippi Sound, Mississippi. It covers the southern coastline of Pass Christian, a city is Harrison County, Mississippi. The chart features beautiful inland ... (more details)
A blockade-runner's chart.
1851 U.S. Coast Survey Map or Chart of the Entrance of Savannah River, Georgia.
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This is an 1851 U.S. Coast Survey nautical map or chart of the entrance of the Savannah River, including Tybee Island, Cockspur Island, and Fort Pulaski, Georgia. This is a rare, separately-issued example, printed on thicker paper for durability. (more details)
(Sketch H No. 2) Romer and Flynn's Shoals, New York Bay
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A very attractive example of the 1853 U.S. Coast Survey chart or map of the Romer and Flynn's Shoals. Details the shoals located between Coney Island and Sandy Hook in New York Bay. Offers numerous depth soundings, tidal notes, and notation on buoys. ... (more details)
Beautiful nautical chart of Plymouth Harbor, Massachusetts.
{A No. 8} Preliminary Chart of Plymouth Harbor Massachusetts.
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This is a beautiful example of the U.S. Coast Survey's 1854 nautical chart or maritime map of Plymouth Harbor, Massachusetts. It covers the important harbor located just south of Boston near Cape Cod and includes Saquish Head, Clark’s Island and Long ... (more details)
Separately-issued edition.
Plymouth Harbor Massachusetts.
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This is a beautiful, separately-issued example of the U.S. Coast Survey's 1857 nautical chart or maritime map of Plymouth Harbor, Massachusetts. (more details)
Triangulation chart of Mississippi City Harbor, Mississippi.
Mississippi City Harbor Mississippi.
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An attractive hand colored 1857 U.S. Coast Survey nautical chart or map depicting Mississippi City Harbor, Mississippi. This chart depicts the Mississippi Coast between Mississippi City and Biloxi, Mississippi. Inland regions are depicted in ... (more details)
Portland and Kennebunkport.
Preliminary Coast Chart No. 8 Seguin Island to Kennebunkport, Maine.
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This is an 1859 U.S. Coast Survey nautical chart or map of the southern coast of Maine. Depicting portions of coastal Maine from the mouth of the Kennebec River and Seguin Island to Goat Island and Kennebunkport (although Kennebunkport is unlabeled), innumerable depth soundings are recorded here in aid of navigation. Coastal islands abound and are nearly all identified, along with many lighthouses, such as the Goat Island Light, the Wood Island Light, the Cape Elizabeth Light, the Seguin Island Light, the Pond Island Light, and the Breakwater Light near Portland. Coves, points, and bays along the coastline are also identified. Tables detailing the region's lighthouses, tides, and magnetic variations are included along the right border, along with notes concerning the depth soundings and abbreviations employed on the map. (more details)
Appealing chart of Barnstable Harbor in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
Barnstable Harbor Massachusetts.
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An uncommon and highly appealing U.S. Coast Survey nautical chart or maritime map of Barnstable Harbor, Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The map covers from Great Creak and Sandy Neck south to the Cape Cod Railroad and Dennis Pond in Yarmouth. Covers ... (more details)
Beautiful sea chart depicting the entrance to the Coquille River in Oregon.
Reconnaissance of Entrance and Part of Coquille River Oregon.
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This is a beautiful 1861 U.S. Coast Survey chart or map of the entrance and part of the Coquille River in Oregon. It covers the entrance of the stream as it empties into the Pacific Ocean. The chart shows incredible inland detail in terms of ... (more details)
Railroads in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.
Map of Eastern Virginia.
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This is an 1862 Walter L. Nicholson map of eastern Virginia and Maryland, published during the second year of the American Civil War (1861 - 1865). The map embraces the Eastern Theater of war, from Pennsylvania south to the North Carolina - Virginia border. Washington, D.C. stands out on the Potomac River, while red concentric circles in ten mile increments focus upon Richmond. No battlefields are explicitly marked, but landmarks for which battles were named both before and after this map was published, including Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Spotsylvania Court House, and Gettysburg, appear. Red overprinting illustrates the railroad network, which proved critical to both the Union and Confederate war effort. Both sides used the railroads to move men and supplies to and from battlefields. Railroads and railroad hubs thus became strategic targets for raids and advancing armies. (more details)
Issued for the Civil War - one of just two known examples.
Preliminary Chart of Savannah River Wassaw Sound Wilmington and Tybee Rivers Georgia.
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An exceptionally rare separate issue c. 1862 Civil War Era U.S. Coast Survey nautical chart or map of the Savannah River and surrounding waters. This chart combines existing surveys of the Savannah River with separate charts prepared of the Wassaw Sound and the Wilmington and Tybee Rivers. Given the presentation on heavier stock and the maps relative rarity, it is likely this was a separate issue prepared for naval action early in the American Civil War (1861 - 1865). (more details)
The Potomac River during the American Civil War.
Potomac River (in four sheets) Sheet No. 2 From Piney Point to Lower Cedar Point.
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This is an 1862 U.S. Coast Survey nautical chart or maritime map of part of the Potomac River. Separating Maryland and Virginia, the map depicts from Lower Cedar Point to Piney Point. Depth soundings are indicated throughout, including in St. Clement's Bay and Breton's Bay. Points and other coastal features, including the Nomini Cliffs, are labeled. Navigational aids, such as buoys and lights, are illustrated and labeled, along with navigational hazards, including shoals and islands. (more details)
Features an inset map of Cape Henlopen and the Delaware Breakwater.
Coast Chart No. 27 From Cape May to Isle of Wight.
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An unusual 1866 U.S. Coast Survey nautical chart or maritime map of the entrance to Delaware Bay. The map depicts the entrance of the bay from Cape May, New Jersey to Assawoman Bay, Delaware. The map offers countless depth soundings ... (more details)
The Atlantic Coast of Northern New England.
Coast Chart No. 8 From Wells to Cape Ann.
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A remarkably detailed nautical map or chart originally produced by the U.S. Coast Survey in 1867, updated to 1878, of the Atlantic coast of New England from Wells and Ogunquit in Maine to Gloucester on Cape Ann, Massachusetts. (more details)
Before the Great Galveston Hurricane.
Coast Chart No. 105 Galveston Bay to Oyster Bay Texas.
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This is the 1870 edition of the U.S. Coast Survey nautical map of Galveston Bay, Texas. When this map was made Galveston was one of the most important American ports on the Gulf of Mexico. In just thirty years, it would be destroyed by the 1900 Great Galveston Hurricane, considered the deadliest natural disaster in United States history and the third-deadliest Atlantic hurricane. (more details)
Features Mount Desert Island and Passamaquoddy Bay!
Sketch A Showing the Progress of the Survey in Section No. 1 from 1852 to 1871.
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This is an 1871 U.S. Coast Survey nautical chart or maritime map of the coast of Maine. The map depicts the region from Portland Maine to Passamaquoddy Bay and inland as far as Bangor and Calais. Intricately charted, myriad coastal ... (more details)