Large folding nautical chart, printed on heavy paper stock. Uncolored. A rare original coastal survey of Caillou Bay area and including Isle Dernieres. 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 often played fascinating roles in significant chapters of U.S. history. It served in all theaters of the Civil War in the service of the Union Army and Navy, pioneered acoustic exploration in the wake of the sinking of the Titanic, and during WWI it worked to detect enemy submarines. In addition, this agency worked to survey and produce detailed maps and renderings of the U.S. coast. These nautical survey maps (commonly referred to as "T-sheets") provide fascinating insights into the history of the United States coastline, which has and will continue to shift. These maps are the most important data source for understanding the physical and ecological characteristics of the U.S. shoreline. The present map of the Louisiana coastline is notable for the inclusion of Isle Derniere, which translates to "last island" the westernmost of a string of islands along the basin of the Mississippi. This 24 mile stretch of land was Louisiana's southernmost outpost of civilization: a resort island for the wealthy, complete with hotels, ballrooms, carousels, and summer homes, until an unnamed hurricane in 1856 flattened the island killing hundreds and fragmenting Isle Dernier into five smaller islands: East, Trinity, Whiskey, Raccoon, and Wine. These new names are not noted on this map, still notated as Isle Dernier. This map is a highly detailed and accurate sea chart of the Caillou Bay, and an important historical view of the developing Louisiana. Seller Inventory # 41172

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Title: Caillou Bay and Ship Shoal

Publisher: Published by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, Washington D.C.

Publication Date: 1920

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Donald A. Heald Rare Books offers the finest examples of antiquarian books and prints in the areas of Botany, Ornithology, Natural History, Americana & Canadiana, Native Americans, Voyages & Travels, Maps & Atlases, Photography and more. Founded in England in 1972, we have formed and contributed to important private and institutional collections. Items of note which we have placed include a unique copy of Abbot?s "Natural History of the Rarer Lepidopterous Insects of Georgia" with plates on vellum, an extremely rare extra-illustrated large paper Spanish edition of Blaeu?s "Atlas Mayor," Curtis's "North American Indian," a copy of the Federalist Papers in boards, the first separate printing of the Bill of Rights, and a large paper issue of Redout�'s "Les Roses" with the plates in two states. We are renowned for our extensive print inventory which is unsurpassed in quality. Our Sporting collection recently incorporated the complete print stock of Ackermann & Son of London, established in 1783. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America, where Mr. Heald has served on the Board of Governors as Treasurer, Security Chairperson, and as Chairman of the New York International Antiquarian Book Fair. We are members of the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers, and the American Historical Print Collectors Society. Mr. Heald is a member of the Grolier Club, and the American Antiquarian Society.

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