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Description
This 1889 nautical chart of the Isles of Shoals, created by the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, served as a maritime navigation tool, depicting the island group off the coasts of Maine and New Hampshire in detail. It showed depth soundings in fathoms and hazards like rocks and shoals. A compass rose aided orientation, and the chart marked lighthouses and beacons where applicable.
The chart highlighted major islands in the group, including Smuttynose, Hog, Star, Cedar, White, and Lunging islands. The U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey printed it on March 30, 1889.
About This Item
- Title: Isles of Shoals map, 1889
- Creator: U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
- Creation Date: 1889
- Subject Date: 1889
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Locations:
- ME
- NH
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 55 cm x 47 cm
- Local Code: Map F 841
- Object Type: Text and Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Isles of Shoals (Me. and N.H.)--Maps
- Maine--Maps
- Nautical charts--Isles of Shoals (Me. and N.H.)
- Nautical charts--Shoals, Isles of (Me. and N.H)
- New Hampshire--Maps
- U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. Nautical chart
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Other Keywords
- Anderson’s Ledge
- Cedar Island
- Duck Island
- Gosport Harbor
- Halfway Rocks
- Hog Island
- Isle of Shoals Light
- Londoners’ Island
- Lunging Island
- Malaga Island
- Smutty Nose Island
- White Island
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Steamer landing at Appledore Island, Isles of Shoals, 1891
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