Preliminary chart of Frying Pan Shoals and entrances to Cape Fear River, North Carolina.

Print, mounted. The map was engraved by John Peter Van Ness Throop and Adolph Maedel. It illustrates the Western Bar Channel and New Inlet entrances to the Cape Fear River, and the courses of navigation from the ocean through the entrances and up river to Smithville (now Southport) and Wilmington re...

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Main Author: United States Coast Survey.
Format: Still Image
Language:English
Published: North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources 1857
Subjects:
Cape Fear River (N.C.) > Maps.;Frying Pan Shoals (N.C.) > Maps.;Cape Fear River (N.C.) > Navigation.;Fear
Cape (N.C.) > Maps
Nautical charts > North Carolina > Cape Fear River.;Nautical charts > North Carolina > Fear
Cape
Region.;Nautical charts > North Carolina > Frying Pan Shoals
Adolph
Smith Island
Online Access:http://dc.lib.unc.edu/u?/ncmaps,5351
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spelling ftuninorthcardc:oai:dc.lib.unc.edu:ncmaps/5351 2023-05-15T18:20:01+02:00 Preliminary chart of Frying Pan Shoals and entrances to Cape Fear River, North Carolina. United States Coast Survey. Cape Fear (N.C.);Frying Pan Shoals (N.C.);Smith Island (N.C.);Brunswick County (N.C.);New Hanover County (N.C.) -78.092778 -77.883333 34.006389 33.800556 1857 Maps http://dc.lib.unc.edu/u?/ncmaps,5351 English eng North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources MC.167.C237.1857u;MARS Id 3.10.4.28 http://dc.lib.unc.edu/u?/ncmaps,5351 This item is presented courtesy of the State Archives of North Carolina, for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the State Archives is required for any commercial use. North Carolina State Archives Cape Fear River (N.C.)--Maps.;Frying Pan Shoals (N.C.)--Maps.;Cape Fear River (N.C.)--Navigation.;Fear Cape (N.C.)--Maps Nautical charts--North Carolina--Cape Fear River.;Nautical charts--North Carolina--Fear Cape Region.;Nautical charts--North Carolina--Frying Pan Shoals Image 1857 ftuninorthcardc 2013-12-08T00:24:06Z Print, mounted. The map was engraved by John Peter Van Ness Throop and Adolph Maedel. It illustrates the Western Bar Channel and New Inlet entrances to the Cape Fear River, and the courses of navigation from the ocean through the entrances and up river to Smithville (now Southport) and Wilmington respectively are shown as broken lines with bearings being noted. Soundings are given. A sketch of Frying Pan Shoals appears as an inset in the upper left corner. Sailing directions and information regarding lighthouses and beacons, light vessels, tides, and currents is found in text appearing below and to the right of the inset. An explanation of the abbreviations used on the map appears in the lower right corner. This map was formerly classified as M.C. 174-S. Still Image Smith Island University of North Carolina: UNC Digital Collections Adolph ENVELOPE(-67.190,-67.190,-66.324,-66.324) Smith Island ENVELOPE(-62.520,-62.520,-62.981,-62.981)
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collection University of North Carolina: UNC Digital Collections
op_collection_id ftuninorthcardc
language English
topic Cape Fear River (N.C.)--Maps.;Frying Pan Shoals (N.C.)--Maps.;Cape Fear River (N.C.)--Navigation.;Fear
Cape (N.C.)--Maps
Nautical charts--North Carolina--Cape Fear River.;Nautical charts--North Carolina--Fear
Cape
Region.;Nautical charts--North Carolina--Frying Pan Shoals
spellingShingle Cape Fear River (N.C.)--Maps.;Frying Pan Shoals (N.C.)--Maps.;Cape Fear River (N.C.)--Navigation.;Fear
Cape (N.C.)--Maps
Nautical charts--North Carolina--Cape Fear River.;Nautical charts--North Carolina--Fear
Cape
Region.;Nautical charts--North Carolina--Frying Pan Shoals
United States Coast Survey.
Preliminary chart of Frying Pan Shoals and entrances to Cape Fear River, North Carolina.
topic_facet Cape Fear River (N.C.)--Maps.;Frying Pan Shoals (N.C.)--Maps.;Cape Fear River (N.C.)--Navigation.;Fear
Cape (N.C.)--Maps
Nautical charts--North Carolina--Cape Fear River.;Nautical charts--North Carolina--Fear
Cape
Region.;Nautical charts--North Carolina--Frying Pan Shoals
description Print, mounted. The map was engraved by John Peter Van Ness Throop and Adolph Maedel. It illustrates the Western Bar Channel and New Inlet entrances to the Cape Fear River, and the courses of navigation from the ocean through the entrances and up river to Smithville (now Southport) and Wilmington respectively are shown as broken lines with bearings being noted. Soundings are given. A sketch of Frying Pan Shoals appears as an inset in the upper left corner. Sailing directions and information regarding lighthouses and beacons, light vessels, tides, and currents is found in text appearing below and to the right of the inset. An explanation of the abbreviations used on the map appears in the lower right corner. This map was formerly classified as M.C. 174-S.
format Still Image
author United States Coast Survey.
author_facet United States Coast Survey.
author_sort United States Coast Survey.
title Preliminary chart of Frying Pan Shoals and entrances to Cape Fear River, North Carolina.
title_short Preliminary chart of Frying Pan Shoals and entrances to Cape Fear River, North Carolina.
title_full Preliminary chart of Frying Pan Shoals and entrances to Cape Fear River, North Carolina.
title_fullStr Preliminary chart of Frying Pan Shoals and entrances to Cape Fear River, North Carolina.
title_full_unstemmed Preliminary chart of Frying Pan Shoals and entrances to Cape Fear River, North Carolina.
title_sort preliminary chart of frying pan shoals and entrances to cape fear river, north carolina.
publisher North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources
publishDate 1857
url http://dc.lib.unc.edu/u?/ncmaps,5351
op_coverage Cape Fear (N.C.);Frying Pan Shoals (N.C.);Smith Island (N.C.);Brunswick County (N.C.);New Hanover County (N.C.)
-78.092778
-77.883333
34.006389
33.800556
long_lat ENVELOPE(-67.190,-67.190,-66.324,-66.324)
ENVELOPE(-62.520,-62.520,-62.981,-62.981)
geographic Adolph
Smith Island
geographic_facet Adolph
Smith Island
genre Smith Island
genre_facet Smith Island
op_source North Carolina State Archives
op_relation MC.167.C237.1857u;MARS Id 3.10.4.28
http://dc.lib.unc.edu/u?/ncmaps,5351
op_rights This item is presented courtesy of the State Archives of North Carolina, for research and educational purposes. Prior permission from the State Archives is required for any commercial use.
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