Cape Fear River from Reeves Point to Wilmington
$400 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books
A rare original coastal survey of the Cape Fear River including Carolina Beach, Eagle Island, and Wilmington which marks the St. James Church. 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 safety since its founding, and has
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