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NC107 - U. S. COAST SURVEY "Sketch D. Showing the Progress of Section IV. 1845-1850". Wash. D.C. 1850. B/W. Small finely engraved & detailed chart with triangulations shows Albemarle Sound, North Pasquotank River. Perquimans River, Elizabeth City, Edenton, Roanoke River, Alligator River, Roanoke Is. Croatan Sound & Currituck Sound. Shows shoreline from Wilet's Hill (Currituck) south to Cape Hatteras naming principal points, houses, islands, inlets, shoals from whence bearings were taken. Locates wreck of the Dolphin. 

NC111 - U. S. COAST SURVEY "Wimble Shoals" Wash. D. C. 1870. Col. 7˝X8. Small chart shows the shoals with many soundings and sites of two wrecks. 1.) The Dolphin and 2.) The Richmond. Includes indications of bottoms i.e. sand, shell, pebbles, gravel, mud. Indicates shoreline of Chickamicomico. 

NC112 - U. S. COAST SURVEY "Preliminary Chart of Lower Part of Cape Fear River N.C. from near Federal Point to Wilmington" Wash. D.C. 1856. Col. 31X25. Large vertical chart shows the Brunswick River flowing into the Cape Fear River. Locates beacons, hospital, Barnard's Creek, Campbell's or Big Is. Orton Pt Lighthouse, ruins of Brunswick, Sugar Loaf. Shows many very detailed soundings in the Cape Fear River with shoals and buoys. Large inset chart top left shows "Cape Fear River in the vicinity of Wilmington." Locates the Brunswick River, Eagles Is, Point Peter. Beacons. Wharves along the Wilmington shore. Dram Tree Pt. and hospital. 

NC116 - U. S. COAST SURVEY "Reconnaissance of Hatteras Inlet, North Carolina" Wash. D. C. 1853. Colored. 14˝X13. Chart shows soundings throughout the Inlet and the Channel. Round Hammock & house at entrance. Locates breakers, North and South Bar. Courses. Includes sailing directions into the Inlet and navigational notes on bottoms, tides, courses and bearings and anchorages. 

NC130 - U. S. COAST SURVEY “Reconnoissance of Hatteras Inlet. Harbor of Refuge. Coast of North Carolina by the Hydrographic Party under the Command of T. A. Jenkins. Lieut. U.S. Navy & Asst. U.S. Coast Survey. Surveyed in November 1850.” Wash. D.C. 1851. Colored. 14X12. Chart shows the Inlet with the North and South Breakers & many depth soundings in the channels. Locates Round Hammock, a large round tree-covered hill on the northeastern side of the entrance. Depicts areas that are “bare of water at low tide” along the inlet to Bulk Head and ending at Pamlico Sound. Includes sailing directions for pilots, from Cape Hatteras Light House & detailed navigational notes on tides, courses & bearings. An excellent chart in fine condition.

NC136 - H. S. TANNER “A New Map of Nth Carolina With It's Canals, Roads & Distances from Place to Place along the Stage & Steamboat Routes.” Phila. 1833. Colored. 11X13˝. This fine map by Henry Schenk Tanner (1786-1858) shows all principal cities, towns & harbors & includes canals, railroads & roads with distances along the routes. Depicts a “Profile of the Dismal Swamp Canal,” & an inset map of the “Gold Regions” plus an inset map of Craven showing the Neuse River & Newberne. Published in Tanner's “A New Elegant Universal Atlas” later renamed “A New Universal Atlas.” in 1833. Fine condition.

NC140 - J. LOW “North Carolina from the Best Authorities, 1800.” N.Y.`1800. B/W. 7˝X12˝. Attractive map of North Carolina shows counties, cities, towns & villages, roads & rivers & the coast from Currituck, New River Inlet, Cape Fear, Frying Pan shoals, Baldhead & Lockwood's Folly. Published by John Low, New York for John Payne's “New Encyclopedia ” & engraved by Alexander Anderson (1775-1870) with a decorative compass rose in lower right with fleur-de-lys motif & radiating rhumb lines. A finely engraved early map.

NC142 - THOMAS, COWPERTHWAIT “a New Map of Nth Carolina With Its Canals, Roads & Distances from Place to Place Along the Stage & Steam Boat Routes.” Phila. 1850. Colored. 11 1/2X14. An excellent State map with a table of distances from Newberne to Wilmington, Newberne to Elizabeth City, & Elizabeth City to Norfolk. Depicts canals, railroads, county towns & leading roads with distances from town to town noted along the roads. Counties are depicted in different colors. The shoreline is drawn from Cape Henry down to Cape Fear with all harbors noted & the entrances to major rivers. Includes an inset titled ‘Profile of the Dismal Swamp Canal” plus an inset of The Gold region, & another of Craven with the Neuse River flowing down to Newberne. Thiis is a fine map with excellent detail & good coloration. 

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