1860 / DRAKE'S BAY CALIFORNIA: ORIGINAL MAP / LINEN-BACKED
by A. D. Bachelor
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- Fine
- Condition
- Fine
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Nevada City, California, United States
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About This Item
Washington DC: U.S. Coast Survey, 1860. Fine. This is an ORIGINAL map entitled "PRELIMINARY CHART OF DRAKE'S BAY CALIFORNIA". 1860. "From a Trigonometrical Survey under the direction of A. D. Bache, Superintenent of the SURVEY OF THE COAST OF THE UNITED STATES." Triangulation (1854-59) by A. F. Rogers and G. Davidson. Topography (1852-3; 1859-60) by J. S. Lawson and A. F. Rodgers. Hydrography (1854 and 1860) by a party under the command of Commander James Alden, U.S.N.. Scale:1/40,000. Drake's Bay is in Marin County, California. It is considered to be the most likely landing spot of Sir Francis Drake during his circumnavigation of the world in 1579. Expertly linen-backed for preservation and ease of handling. 21" x 31" plus 2" white border. A Fine copy. FREE SHIPPING (rolled) to any United States address.
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- Bookseller
- Hardy Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2727
- Title
- 1860 / DRAKE'S BAY CALIFORNIA: ORIGINAL MAP / LINEN-BACKED
- Author
- A. D. Bachelor
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- U.S. Coast Survey
- Place of Publication
- Washington DC
- Date Published
- 1860
- Bookseller catalogs
- All Things Californian;
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