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| 3605 |  | Details | Eldridge, George | 1872 |
| Early Eldridge Harbor Chart of Salem, Beverly, Marblehead, Manchester, Gloucester, Rockport |
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Eldridge, George |
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| 1872 |
| LOC:53 |
| $650.00 | Eldridge--George | Early-Eldridge-Harbor-Chart-of-Salem--Beverly--Marblehead--Manchester--Gloucester--Rockport | Scarce and early Eldridge coastal chart of Massachusetts from LYNN to HALIBUT POINT. Shows George Eldridge's (the founder) bold and distinctive style that mariners came to appreciate for its utility.
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Includes the towns of Lynn, Swampscott, Salem, Beverly, Marblehead, Manchester, Gloucester, Cape Ann, Rockport, and Annisquam. Includes extensive sailing directions.
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Dated within to 1872. Published by S. Thaxter & Son, 125 State Street, Boston.
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George Eldridge (1821-1900) was a fisherman, coastal pilot, and cartographer who published charts and coast pilots, some with his son George W., from the mid 1800's until his death . The Eldridges published their own charts in competition with the U.S. Coast Survey. |
| 86 |  | Details | Eldridge, George | 1883 |
| Eldridge's Coast Pilot |
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Eldridge, George |
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| 1883 |
| LOC:0 |
| $0.00 | Eldridge--George | Eldridge-s-Coast-Pilot | This item has been sold
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536 pages of sailing directions from Chatham around the tip of Florida into the Gulf of Mexico as far as Rio Grande River. No charts or illustrations save an advertising supplement. Several corrections inserted on yellow paper. Final pages includes meager sailing directions for the Mississippi River passes, Barataria Bay, Timbalier Bay, Atchafalaya Bay, and Galveston Bay. <BR> </BR>
Includes a 45 page supplement from The American Ship Windlass Company that includes numerous fine steel engravings of anchor windlasses. |