Abstract |
Printed. This map was prepared by the U.S. Coast Survey as one in the series of numbered charts depicting the Atlantic coast of the United States and is the 1899 edition with corrections to 1901, issued under the direction of Henry Smith Pritchett (1857-1939) as superintendent of the survey, of a map first published in 1888. The triangulation was executed by C. P. Bolles, A. S. Wadsworth, and D. B. Wainwright between 1851 and 1886; topography by John Mechan, C. P. Bolles, and Charles T. Iardella between 1851 and 1878; and hydrography by T. A. Jenkins, J. P. Bankhead, J. F. Moser, F. A. Wilner, and W. Irving Vinal between 1851 and 1883. Astronomical and magnetic observations were made by Alexander Dallas Bache, G. W. Dean, L. F. Pourtales, C. P. Bolles, E. Goodfellow, J. B. Baylor, and D. B. Wainwright between 1854 and 1886. The reduced drawings were by Adolph Lindenkohl, C. Junken, P. Witzel, and A. Strausz; and the map was engraved by A. M. Maedel, H. C. Evans, A. Petersen, J. Knight, and H. M. Knight. The map portrays the coastline of North Carolina from Masonboro Inlet to Shallotte Inlet and the Cape Fear River from its mouth to Wilmington. Topographical features, roads, locations of structures, and other landmarks are shown. Soundings are given, and the depth of the water is also indicated by shading. Information relating to the soundings, aids to navigation, tides, and other aspects of the map is found in the upper left. |