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Newport Harbor, By Capt. Wadsworth, Lts. Gedney, Wilkes & Blake, U.S.N.

  • ARTIST: Edmund Blunt

  • PUBLISHER: Published by E. & G.W. Blunt 179 Water Street, New York.

  • MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving,

    DATE: 1841

  • EDITION SIZE: 7 3/4 x 7 5/8" (196 x 193 mm) plus margins.

  • DESCRIPTION: A fine sea chart from Edmund M. Blunt's "American Coast Pilot." Blunt is one of the foremost names in modern navigation. This "pilot" was first issued in Newburyport Mass in 1796 without plates. The first issue to contain maps was issued in 1804. This particular chart appeared in the 14th edition of the pilot.

  • ADDITIONAL INFO: This issue is from the pilot's 16th edition, 1850.

  • CONDITION: Good condition. Black and white.

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  • CATEGORIES: Maps