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Auction 99, Lot 697
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"Charting the Chesapeake"

Subject: Reference - Cartography

Period: 1990 (published)

Publication: Maryland State Archives

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11 x 8.5 inches
27.9 x 21.6 cm
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Written by Russell Morrison and Robert Hansen. The history of charting the largest estuary in the United States and the land that borders it, is told through narrative, charts, and illustrations. Reveals how knowledge of the Bay has increased since its first documented explorations in 1607. 167 pp, bibliography, 75 illustrations. List of U.S. Coast Survey charts of the Bay. Softcover.

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Condition: A

Very slight shelf wear to corners.

Estimate: $50 - $70

Sold for: $55

Closed on 6/12/2002

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