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Title: Map of New-York Bay and Harbor and the Environs. Founded upon a trigonometrical survey under the direction of F.R. Hassler, Superintendent of the Survey of the Coast of the United States... Author: U.S. Coast Survey Place: Washington, D.C. Publisher: Date: 1844-1845 Description: Engraved map on six sheets. Backed with linen, sectioned for folding, with cloth ribbon on edges. Each sheet approx. 57x81 cm (22x31¾"); overall approx. 170x162 cm (67x63¾"). Large and very uncommon chart of New York Harbor, with portions of Staten Island, Long Island, Manhattan, Newark, etc. This was the first copper-engraved map issued by the U.S. Coast Survey. Warren Heckrotte notes that Richard Arkway said that they had never had a copy of this map. Further Notes from the Files of Warren Heckrotte Full title: Map | of | New-York Bay And Harbor | And The Environs | founded upon a Trigonometrical Survey | under the direction of F. R. Hassler Superintendent of the | Survey Of The Coast Of The United States | Triangulation by James Ferguson and Edmund Blunt Assistants | The Hydrography | under the direction of Thomas R. Gedney Lieutenent U.S. Navy | The Topography | by C. Renard and T.A. Jenkins Assists. | Scale 1/30,000 | Sheets Nos. 1,2,3, & 4 Verified by C.M. Eakin Assistant & Published in 1844. | Sheets Nos. 5 & 6 Verified by Lt. A.A. Humphreys Assistant & Published in 1845. | Seal of U.S. Coast Survey Depot Price 25 cents per sheet. || Sheet 1[2,3,4,5,6] ||Sailing Directions. Many Views. Tables of Data. Provenance: Butterfield & Butterfield, 9/18/00 References: Augustyn and Cohen, Manhattan in Maps, pp. 122, 123 reproduces the reduced size chart published in 1845, and discusses it. Guthorn, US Coastal Charts 1783-1861, pp 18-19, 71. Schwartz, pp 269, 271(R, sheet 1). Lot Amendments Condition: Some browning particularly along the folds, very good. Item number: 265970