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Map Sketch of Fire Island Inlet as it was in April 1855

About this Item

Title

  • Sketch of Fire Island Inlet as it was in April 1855

Names

  • Thompson, A. G., active 1855, cartographer

Created / Published

  • [Fire Island, N.Y.?] : A. G. Thompson, 1855.

Headings

  • -  Fire Island Inlet (N.Y.)--Maps
  • -  United States--New York (State)--Fire Island Inlet

Genre

  • Manuscript maps
  • Nautical charts

Notes

  • -  Depths shown by soundings.
  • -  North oriented towards the upper right.
  • -  Pen-and-ink.
  • -  U.S.C. & G. Survey library and archives stamp and manuscript "85/1855" on blue-bordered adhesive label in lower right corner.
  • -  vcFY24

Medium

  • 1 manuscript map ; 51 x 57 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3802.F5181P5 1855 .T5

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024597395

Online Format

  • image

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Credit Line: Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division.

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Chicago citation style:

Thompson, A. G., Active 1855, Cartographer. Sketch of Fire Island Inlet as it was in April. [Fire Island, N.Y.?: A. G. Thompson, 1855] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2024597395/.

APA citation style:

Thompson, A. G. (1855) Sketch of Fire Island Inlet as it was in April. [Fire Island, N.Y.?: A. G. Thompson] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2024597395/.

MLA citation style:

Thompson, A. G., Active 1855, Cartographer. Sketch of Fire Island Inlet as it was in April. [Fire Island, N.Y.?: A. G. Thompson, 1855] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2024597395/>.