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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1897 Excerpt: ... year. The Legislature of Maryland, in its session of 1875-76, passed a special appropriation of $5000 for the purpose of a proper topographical survey in furtherance of that purpose. The bill provided for the co-operation of the Coast Survey in the work, and requested the appointment by the President of a Commission composed of the Chief of Engineers, the Superintendent of the Coast Survey, and the U. S. Engineer in charge of harbor and river improvements at Baltimore. The Commission, appointed as requested, consisted of Major-Gen. A. A. Humphreys, Dr. C. P. Patterson, and Major W. P. Craighill. J. W. Donn, Assistant Coast Survey, was assigned to make all surveys needful for the deliberations of the Commission in the establishment of permanent harbor lines. These surveys were shown upon five sheets of wharf, pier and shore lines, and the same number included full hydrographic details. For this special survey a careful triangulation was made during July and August, 1876. In the course of this triangulation the following easily recognized points and discoverable with little trouble at the present time were determined: "Bay view Asylum," "Washington Monument," "Light Street Corner," "Gail & Ax's Cupola," "Malt House," "Knabe's Piano Factory," "Chase's Wharf," "Bonded Warehouse," "Abbott's Foundry," "Mill Cupola," "Central Cupola," "Green Cupola," "Elevator B," "Lazaretto," "Iron Foundry," " Parapet," and " Fort McHenry flag-staff." Subsequently the entire wharf-line was measured carefully with a steel tape as a check and for comparison with the plane-table determinations. As usual, the to...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781236402547
  • Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Publisher Imprint: Rarebooksclub.com
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 76
  • Spine Width: 4 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1236402545
  • Publisher Date: 01 May 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 154 gr

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