U.S. Army Engineers
1878

Water Routes from Norfolk to the Cape Fear River

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General Map Illustrating the Survey of Water Routes from Norfolk Harbor, Va. To the Atlantic Ocean South of Hatteras and to the Cape Fear River , N.C.

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Attractive map of the Virginia and North Carolina coasts including the Outer Banks. This 130 year-old hand-colored lithograph from the Army Corps of Engineers accompanied the Chief Engineer's report to the U.S. 46th Congress. Key cities and features include Pamlico Sound and River (spelled Pamplico), Wilmington, Cape Lookout, Cape Hatteras, Washington D.C., Albemarle Sound, the Dismal Swamp Canal, Norfolk, and the entrance to Chesapeake Bay. Numerous lighthouses and inlets dot this 15" x 22" late 19th century chart.

With a table of distances in statute miles. Senate Document Number 73. Surveyed under the direction of Captain Charles B. Phillips. Drawn by G.P. Strums.

CREATOR: U.S. Army Engineers

PUBLICATION DATE: 1878

GEOGRAPHIC AREA: United States

BODY OF WATER: Pamlico Sound

CONDITION: Vey good.  Clean and bright with a few flattened folds. Folds exhibit almost no browning as is usually found in these maps. Good margins.

COLORING: Hand colored.

ENGRAVER: Unknown

SIZE: 15 " x 22 "

ITEM PHYSICAL LOCATION: 0

PRICE: $

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