Coast Chart No. 120, New York Bay and Harbor, New York.

FERGUSON, J. and E. Blunt.

$2,000.00

Item Number: 133906

Washington, D.C: U.S. Coast and Geodesic Survey, 1910.

Rare 1910 reissue of the 1866 U.S. Coast Survey Chart of New York City; one of the first 19th century charts to depict modern New York City including Manhattan, Queens, The Bronx, Brooklyn and Staten Island. One page, color map of New York Harbor with an inset view of the Navesink Highlands. Includes harbors, channels, lighthouses, tide tables, and sailing instructions. In near fine condition. Framed. The entire piece measures 34 inches by 27 inches. A brightly colored view of The New York Harbor.

United States Government chartmaking began in 1807, when President Thomas Jefferson signed a document entitled "An act to provide for surveying the coasts of the United States," which created the U.S. Government's first scientific agency, the Survey of the Coast. While the bill's specific objective was to produce nautical charts, it reflected larger issues of concern to the United States, namely national boundaries, commerce, and defense. The Office of the Coast Survey remains the oldest scientific organization in the U.S. Federal Government.