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Source Description
This chart, part of the U.S. Department of Defense's international hydrographic chart series, provides detailed soundings along portions of the Italian Mediterranean coastline. The five insets cover the ports of Messina, Calabria, Catania, Baie de Taormina, and Riposto, located on the island of Sicily and the west coast of Italy.
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Document identity
localId
3f463894p
label
Mediterranean Sea, plans on the coasts of Italy and Sicilia
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obj
dtoType
map
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1
Source metadata
id
3f463894p
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Mediterranean Sea, plans on the coasts of Italy and Sicilia
description
This chart, part of the U.S. Department of Defense's international hydrographic chart series, provides detailed soundings along portions of the Italian Mediterranean coastline. The five insets cover the ports of Messina, Calabria, Catania, Baie de Taormina, and Riposto, located on the island of Sicily and the west coast of Italy.
date
["[1996]"]
year
1996
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_000078
creators
United States. Defense Mapping Agency
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Harbors--Italy--Messina--Maps
Harbors--Italy--Reggio di Calabria--Maps
Harbors--Italy--Catania--Maps
Harbors--Italy--Taormina--Maps
Harbors--Italy--Riposto--Maps
Italy--Maps
Mediterranean Sea--Navigation
Mediterranean Sea--Maps
Mediterranean Coast (Italy)--Maps
Mediterranean Coast (Sicily, Italy)--Maps
subjectsGeographic
Calabrian
Catania
Europe
Italy
Mediterranean Sea
Messina
Reggio di Calabria
Riposto
Sicily
Taormina
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
Italy
city
Messina
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largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Bethesda, Md.?] ; Riverdale, MD
publisher
United States Defense Mapping Agency ; NOAA Distribution Branch, N/CG33, National Ocean Service, distributor
Source extras
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sf268508b
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41688024w
schema:latitude
38.183333
schema:longitude
15.566667
extent
5 maps on 1 sheet : col. ; 112 x 77 cm.
notes
Depths shown by isolines and soundings.
Relief shown by contours and spot heights.
"From various sources to 1982. Shoreline and topography compiled from best available sources in 1985."
"Copyright 1996 by the United States Government. No copyright claimed under Title 17 U.S.C."
Components: Sicilia--east coast, Porto di Messina. Scale 1:10,000 -- Italy--west coast, Reggio di Calabria. Scale 1:10,000 -- Sicilia--east coast, Porto di Catania. Scale 1:10,000 -- Sicilia--east coast, Baie de Taormina. Scale 1:15,000 -- Sicilia--east coast, Porto di Riposto. Scale 1:10,000.
"Soundings in meters."
Exhibited in “Faces and Places,” at the Boston Public Library, Boston, MA, October 2003 - September 2004.
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3f463894p
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map
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