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Title: Chart of Isle Royal including north west coast of Lake Superior; projected and drawn from trigonometrical surveys executed under the direction of Brt. Brig. Genl. W.F. Raynolds ... in 1867, 1868 and 1869, and Major C.B. Comstock ... in 1870 and 1871.

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Dates

  • Coverage: 1886
  • Coverage: 1886 to 1886

Summary

Relief shown by hachures; depths shown by contours and soundings. "Aids to navigation corrected to November 1, 1886." "Reduction for engraving by Edw. Molitor." "Engraved by W.H. Dougal." At head of title: Survey of the northern and north western lakes made in obedience to acts of Congress and orders from the headquarters of the Corps of Engineers, War Department. Includes "sailing directions," "harbors and anchorages," "magnetic declinations," "water table," and notes. Insets: Chart of Todd's Harbor -- Chart of part of Rock Harbor -- Chart of Washington and Grace Harbors. 1 map; 71 x 109 cm.

Subjects

  • Clark Library Map Collections
  • 2022-creator-sprint
  • Michigan--Isle Royale
  • Michigan
  • Maps

Geospatial coordinates

  • Bounding Box: BBOX (-89.68,-87.97,48.53,47.78)

Provider

University of Michigan

Rights

  • Access rights: Public
  • This map is in the public domain.

Citation

Comstock, C. B. (Cyrus Ballou), 1831-1910, Dougal, William H., 1822-1895, Molitor, E., Raynolds, W. F. (William Franklin), 1820-1894, U.S. Lake Survey. Chart of Isle Royal including north west coast of Lake Superior; projected and drawn from trigonometrical surveys executed under the direction of Brt. Brig. Genl. W.F. Raynolds ... in 1867, 1868 and 1869, and Major C.B. Comstock ... in 1870 and 1871.. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/clark1ic/x-010941803/39015091881204

Format

JPEG

Languages

  • eng