1856
Maker: U.S. Coast Survey.
Hand colored Antique Nautical Chart of Monomoy Shoals, from a Trigonometrical Survey, overall very good condition, folded map from report with some toning along folds, repaired seam separations, great early landform detail of Chatham and Harwich, including buildings at Powder Hole, location of the Inn at Wreck Point, Salt Works at Mill Pond and the Mill Hill Wind Mill. This Cape Cod, Massachusetts Nautical Map shows the massive shoals off Monomoy that turned the Mayflower north toward Plymouth in 1620. It also shows Wychmere Harbor before it was connected to the ocean. Bache, 24" h x 18 1/2" w. *****SOLD*****
Item Number: MAS113C