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A D Bache / Map U.S Coast Survey Sketch J No 6 San Francisco Bay California 1851
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[Map] U.S. Coast Survey Sketch J No. 6 San Francisco Bay California 1851Author:
Bache, A.D.
Title:
[Map] U.S. Coast Survey Sketch J No. 6 San Francisco Bay California 1851
Description:
[Map] U.S. Coast Survey Sketch J No. 6 San Francisco Bay California 1851--Showing Surveys of Sites for Light Houses and for Military and Naval Purposes
Map measures 13 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches. One previous fold which has become acid burned and fragile. 2 1/4 inch archival tape used on verso to prevent splitting. Toning to edges. Good Condition.
Single map from the extensive United States Coastal Survey completed under the direction of A.D. Bache. Alexander Dallas Bache served as director of the United States Coast Survey for 24 years and directed some of its most important survey work on the west coast. This map includes San Francisco Bay with two insets for proposed lighthouses at Fort Point and Alcatraz Island.
Seller ID:
1502
Subject:
Californiana, Maps, Western Americana
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