Return to Huntingfield Map Collection homepage
MAP #: 336B3
CARTOGRAPHER : BRITISH ADMIRALTY [PUBLISHER]
DATE: 1836
SHORT TITLE : NORTH AMERICA EAST COAST SHEET VI
NEW YORK TO CAPE HATTERAS
REMAINING TITLE & ID : FROM E. BLUNTS CHARTS AND OTHER
DOCUMENTS. (TOP LEFT CORNER). "PUBLISHED ACCORDING TO ACT OF
PARLIAMENT AT THE HYDROGRAPHICAL OFFICE OF THE ADIRALTY, MAY 17th.
1836." (CENTER BOTTOM MARGIN). "SOLD BY R.B. BATE, AGENT FOR THE
ADMIRALTY CHARTS, 28 POULTRY." (BELOW IMPRINT). "J. & C. WALKER
SCULPt." (RIGHT BOTTOM MARGIN). OVAL STAMP OF THE HYDROGRAPHICAL
OFFICE (BOTTOM LEFT CORNER). "PRICE 2s." (BELOW OVAL STAMP).
"269" (BELOW ENGRAVERS STATEMENT). "269" (PRINTED IN MANUSCRIPT,
CENTER LEFT MARGIN, WITH BOTTOM OF NUMBERS TO THE LEFT). "XIII"
(PRINTED IN MANUSCRIPT, BOTTOM LEFT MARGIN WITH BOTTOM OF NUMBERS
TO THE LEFT). THE REVERSE SIDE IS BLANK. THERE ARE THREE COMPASS
ROSES (IN THE OCEAN AREA ON THE RIGHT AT THE TOP, CENTER AND
BOTTOM). CHART EXTENDS THROUGH THE TOP LONGITUDE BORDER AT THE
RIGHT. LONGITUDE FROM GREENWICH (TOP AND BOTTOM BORDERS).
LATITUDE (RIGHT AND LEFT BORDERS).
DATE OF PUBLICATION : R1836 (1820?)
PLACE OF PUBLICATION : LONDON
PUBLISHER : BRITISH ADMIRALTY
LANGUAGE(S) : EN
SIZE (HEIGHT X WIDTH) : 61.8 X 46.5 CM. (+.4 CM.
HEIGHT ON THE TOP RIGHT)
SIZE - OTHER DATA : ? X ? CM. OM
SCALE - (RF) 1: : 1,087,000 (BASED ON LATITUDE)
LIB. OF CONGRESS # : -
Md. HALL OF RECORDS # 1 : MSA SC1399-528
HUNTINGFIELD ACQ. # 1 : B016-DEH
REGION CATEGORY : CHART ON WHICH THE MD/CHESAPEAKE
AREA IS ONE MAIN FOCUS (1)
SPECIAL CATEGORY(IES) :
# SHEETS TO MAP : 1
MAP ORIENTATION : N IS AT THE TOP OF THE MAP
RELIEF SHOWN ? : YES
HYDROGRAPHIC DATA : SHOALS ARE SHOWN BY DOTTED AND
DASHED LINES.
: SOUNDINGS ARE SHOWN IN FATHOMS.
: BOTTOM CONDITIONS ARE INDICATED
: FIXED AND REVOLVING LIGHTS ARE SHOWN
: LINES OF VARIATION ARE SHOWN, WITH NO
ANNUAL CHANGE NOTED.
CARTOUCHE : NONE (1)
BORDER : GEOGRAPHICALLY FUNCTIONAL (8)
PRIME MERIDIAN(S) : GREENWICH/LONDON (1)
SEE ALSO MAP #s : 320D5.
BEST INFO SOURCE : NO GOOD SOURCE HAS BEEN FOUND.
DESCRIPTION : THIS BRITISH ADMIRALTY CHART
SHOWS DETAILED SOUNDINGS AND SHOALS FROM LONG ISLAND TO NORTH
CAROLINA, INCLUDING THE ENTIRE CHESAPEAKE BAY. THERE IS NO ONSHORE
DETAIL. EDMUND BLUNT IS CREDITED AS THE PRINCIPAL SOURCE OF THE
CHART, BUT IT IS PROBABLY TAKEN FROM THE ANTHONY DEMAYNE CHART
PUBLISHED IN 1820 (SEE CHART # 320D5) WHICH ALSO CREDITED BLUNT.
J. & C. WALKER ENGRAVED THE PLATE AND R.B. BATE WAS THE SELLING
AGENT FOR THE BRITISH ADMIRALTY CHARTS. THE CHART WAS OF
IMPORTANCE BECAUSE THE U.S. COAST SURVEY DID NOT BEGIN ITS WORK ON
THE CHESAPEAKE UNTIL 1843 AND THIS WAS ONE OF THE MORE DETAILED
CHARTS AVAILABLE AT THE TIME.
DATA IS BASED ON OBSERVATION OF THE COPY IN THE HUNTINGFIELD
COLLECTION.
EDITION & STATE INFO : NO DATA HAS YET BEEN FOUND ON
THIS CHART, BUT IT WAS PROBABLY BASED ON THE 1820 ANTHONY DEMAYNE
CHART ALSO PUBLISHED BY THE BRITISH ADMIRALTY.
HFC OWNERSHIP DATA : THE HUNTINGFIELD COLLECTION HAS
AN EXCELLENT COPY ON HEAVY PAPER WITH FULL MARGINS. IT HAS AN ACQ.
# OF B016-DEH AND A MDHR # OF MSA SC1399-528.
BIBLIGRAPHICAL REFS. : MORRISON, RUSSELL & ROBERT
HANSEN, CHARTING THE CHESAPEAKE, ANNAPOLIS: MARYLAND STATE
ARCHIVES, 1990, 55, FIG. 57
August 29, 1991
|
This web site is presented for reference purposes under the doctrine of fair use. When this material is used, in whole or in part, proper citation and credit must be attributed to the Maryland State Archives. PLEASE NOTE: The site may contain material from other sources which may be under copyright. Rights assessment, and full originating source citation, is the responsibility of the user.
Tell Us What You Think About the Maryland State Archives Website!
|
©
Copyright April 26, 2006 Maryland State Archives