1855 US Coastguard Reports | 1st ed Navigation Surveys | Lighthouses 50+ MAPS

1855 US Coastguard Reports | 1^st ed Navigation Surveys | Lighthouses 50+ MAPS

American government reports from the 19^th-century are some of the most desirable works of their kind. Printed by A.O.P. Nicholson, these reports described the American west and the development of civilization throughout the United States.

The 1854 “Coast Survey” is one of the most valuable because of the 50+ large, folding maps! The contents describe observations from American ports, harbors, and coasts describing locations and events such as:

• The Florida Keys, line marking surveys and expeditions
• Texas coasts and navigation through the Gulf and Galveston Bay
• River reports, Pajaro and Salinas rivers – notable river features
• Geology of the Colorado River
• Notes on tides along the Atlantic coast
• Navigational aids – light house matters and light beacons

Item number: #27236

Price: $950

BACHE, A.D.

Report of the superintendent of the coast survey : showing the progress of the survey during the year 1854

Washington: A.O.P. Nicholson, 1855. First edition.

Details:

• Collation: Textually complete
  • XI, [1], 92, *288
  • 55 maps (of 58)
    • Wanting #14, 23, 42
    • #21 duplicated
  • Language: English
  • Binding: Leather; secure
  • Size: ~11.75in X 9.5in (29.5cm x 24cm)

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