COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Short Title:
Covers: (Fabric Tube or Quiver for Rolled Chart for) Chart of the North Pacific Ocean.
Note:
An unusual canvas tube that held the rolled chart.
Full Title:
(Covers to) (Fabric Tube or Quiver for Rolled Chart) Chart of the North Pacific Ocean, Exhibiting the Eastern Shores of Asia and the Western Coast of North America from the Equator to Behring's Strait with Plans, on an Enlarged Scale, of the Principal Islands and Harbours. Compiled from the most Recent Surveys made by order of the British, French, and United States Governments. London. Published by James Imray. Chart and Nautical Bookseller, 102 Minores, 1849. (insets) Sandwich Islands (Hawaii); Philippine Islands; Harbor of San Francisco; Victoria Harbor; Mouth of the Columbia River; Marian or Ladrone Islands; Awatska Harbor in Kamchatka.
List No:
7806.001
Series No:
1
Pub Date:
1849
Pub Title:
Chart of the North Pacific Ocean, Exhibiting the Eastern Shores of Asia and the Western Coast of North America from the Equator to Behring's Strait with Plans, on an Enlarged Scale, of the Principal Islands and Harbours. Compiled from the most Recent Surveys made by order of the British, French, and United States Governments. London. Published by James Imray. Chart and Nautical Bookseller, 102 Minores, 1849. (insets) Sandwich Islands (Hawaii); Philippine Islands; Harbor of San Francisco; Victoria Harbor; Mouth of the Columbia River; Marian or Ladrone Islands; Awatska Harbor in Kamchatka.
Pub Note:
Shows area 0-69 degrees North. The chart shows much detail around San Francisco Bay at the start of the California Gold Rush. This chart was evidently aboard the ship, Northern Light. Handwritten on the chart are the ship's locations on a round trip from San Francisco - Acapulco (March-April,1852) and thence toward Boston in May 1852. According to Wikipedia: The Northern Light was an American clipper ship. In 1853 she sailed from San Francisco, California to Boston, Massachusetts via Cape Horn with Captain Freeman Hatch at the helm in a record-setting 76 days, 6 hours. The record still stands for a single hull vessel. Launched September 25, 1851, the ship was abandoned at sea, January 2, 1862 after colliding with the French brig Nouveau St. Jacques. on a transatlantic voyage. A blueback chartp. Relief shown by hachures. Mercator projection.
Pub List No:
7806.000
Pub Maps:
1
Pub Height cm:
96
Pub Width cm:
190
Image No:
7806001
Publisher Location:
London
Publisher:
James Imray
Type:
Covers
Subject:
Nautical Charts
Publication Author:
Imray, James.
Pub Type:
Chart Map
Author:
Imray, James.
Date:
1849
Covers: (Fabric Tube or Quiver for Rolled Chart for) Chart of the North Pacific Ocean.
