Item number: MAT067B
Hand-Colored Genuine Antique Coastal Report Chart
1879
Maker: U.S. Coast Survey.
Antique Coast Survey report chart of the Chesapeake Bay, with Virginia, Delaware, part of Maryland, and Delaware Bay. Published in the Annual Report of the US Coast Survey in 1879. Triangulation lines throughout. Triangulation is the process of determining the location of a point by measuring only angles to it from known points at either end of a fixed baseline. Hand-colored by our professional colorist. Very good overall antique condition, some toning along folds. Measures approx. 34 x 23 inches to the neatline.
Genuine Antique Chart from 1879.
Item Number: MAT067B