A chart of Nantucket shoals

surveyed by Paul Pinkham. Covers also southwestern coast of Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket Island. Survey data taken in 1784 from the lantern of the lighthouse on Nantucket Point. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings and shading. "Feb. 10th, 1791." Appears i...

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Main Author: Pinkham, Paul , 1736-1799
Other Authors: Norman, John , 1748?-1817
Format: Map
Language:English
Published: Map Coll (Pusey) 1791
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Scale [ca. 1:145,000]None
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Nantucket
Newfoundland
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Summary:surveyed by Paul Pinkham. Covers also southwestern coast of Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket Island. Survey data taken in 1784 from the lantern of the lighthouse on Nantucket Point. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings and shading. "Feb. 10th, 1791." Appears in: The American pilot, containing, the navigation of the sea coasts of North America, from the streights of Besle-Isle to Cayenne, including the island and banks of Newfoundland, the West-India islands, and all the islands on the coast, 1791. Includes notes on survey. Available also as a digital image through the Harvard University Web site.

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