Hand-Colored Genuine Antique Coastal Chart
1879
Maker: U.S. Coast Survey.
Hand-colored antique coastal chart of Long Island, Long Island Sound, New York City, Staten Island, and the coast of Connecticut to Point Judith, Rhode Island. Includes Fishers Island, Gardiners Island, Block Island, Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Hamptons, part of the Hudson River, and more. Published by the US Coast Survey in 1879. Coloring is recent. Folds as issued. Good to very good condition with minor toning along the folds and some small seam separations at fold intersections. Tight margin on left side. Embossed with a stamp from Essex Institute in lower right corner. Measures approx. 15 x 26.75 inches to neatline.
Genuine Antique Chart from 1879
Item Number: NYO267


