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Document identity
localId
rf562f67d
label
Mobile Bay, Alabama
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
rf562f67d
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Mobile Bay, Alabama
description
Depths shown by soundings and gradients.
date
["[ca. 1900]"]
year
1900
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_018419
creators
United States. Commission on Navy-Yards
United States Coast Survey
United States. Navy Department
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Mobile Bay (Ala.)--Maps
Navigation--Alabama--Mobile Bay
Shipyards--Alabama--Mobile Bay--Planning
subjectsGeographic
Alabama
Mobile Bay
North and Central America
United States
genreBasic
Maps
genreSpecific
Nautical charts
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
state
Alabama
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
[Washington]
publisher
[Government Printing Office]
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
30.4333
schema:longitude
-88
extent
1 map ; 63 x 46 cm
notes
Depths shown by soundings and gradients.
Prime meridians: Fort Morgan and Greenwich.
Shows potential sites for a navy yard near Mobile.
Includes tables and text about navigation information.
"June 1888 dredged channel."
"Appendix M."
"Plate no. 1158."
In lower right corner: (Mobile Bay) U.S.C. & G.S.
Originally appeared in a report from the Navy Yard Site Commission issued approximately 1889. Detached from a report from the Navy Department issued approximately 1900.
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no
dcId
rf562f67d
type
map
Single page context
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1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
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78b4bfe9e3caae14