Abstract |
This map was prepared by the U.S. Coast Survey and published in 1890 by the direction of Superintendent Thomas Corwin Mendenhall (1841-1924). The triangulation was executed by C. P. Bolles, A. S. Wadsworth, G. A. Fairfield, Charles T. Iardella, and W. C. Hodgkins between 1850 and 1886; topography by W. H. Dennis, Charles T. Iardella, H. L. Whiting, A. S. Wadsworth, and John Mechan between 1851 and 1873; and hydrography by J. J. Almy, C. R. P. Rodgers, E. B. Thomas, J. M. Grimes, J. F. Moser, R. Wainwright, R. Platt, J. S. Bradford, W. I. Vinal, F. F. Nes, and C. Junken between 1856 and 1877. The astronomical and magnetic observations were made by A. T. Mosman, W. C. Hodgkins, and J. B. Baylor between 1871 and 1886. The reduced drawing was done by C. Junken and C. Mahon, and the map was engraved by J. Enthoffer, R. F. Bartle, E. A. Maedel, A. Petersen, H. L. Thompson, H. T. Knight, H. M. Knight, and H. C. Evans. The map portrays the coastline of North Carolina from Ocracoke Inlet to Beaufort. Topographical features, roads, lighthouses, buoys, locations of structures, and other landmarks are shown. Information relating to the soundings, aids to navigation, tides, and other features of the map is found in the lower right. Relief shown by hachures, depths shown by soundings and isolines. Oriented with north to the upper right. |