Galveston Entrance Front

by Texas

$1,250 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books

A rare original coastal survey of Galveston area coastline encompassing the city of Galveston, Galveston Bay, Pelican Island, and the Bolivar Peninsula home to Crystal Beach. Established by President Thomas Jefferson in 1807 as the Survey of the Coast, the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey was the United States' first civilian scientific agency. This agency has followed its mission to survey the U.S. coastline, create nautical charts of the coast, and help increase maritime

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