Sketch of the Gulf of Mexico showing lines of deep sea soundings and profiles of bottom.

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Map shows islands and bays along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico from just south of the Rio Grande to the tip of Florida, Key West, and the Dry Tortugas; temperature readings east and south of the Mississippi River delta on inset map. Insets: [fifteen profiles of sections of seabottom for the Gulf of Mexico along lines shown on the main map]. Depths shown by soundings and by profile. Scale [ca. 1:2,400,000].

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1 map : 71 x 38 cm.

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United States Coast Survey 1855.

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  • Main Title: Sketch of the Gulf of Mexico showing lines of deep sea soundings and profiles of bottom.
  • Alternate Title: Lines of deep sea soundings.

Description

Map shows islands and bays along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico from just south of the Rio Grande to the tip of Florida, Key West, and the Dry Tortugas; temperature readings east and south of the Mississippi River delta on inset map. Insets: [fifteen profiles of sections of seabottom for the Gulf of Mexico along lines shown on the main map]. Depths shown by soundings and by profile. Scale [ca. 1:2,400,000].

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1 map : 71 x 38 cm.

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In upper margin: No. 38.

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Map Collections from the University of Texas at Arlington

Funded by a National Endowment for the Humanities "We the People" grant, this collection showcases maps from the Gulf Coast region and the greater Southwest.

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  • 1855

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  • March 29, 2013, 11:28 a.m.

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United States Coast Survey. Sketch of the Gulf of Mexico showing lines of deep sea soundings and profiles of bottom., map, 1855; New York. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth288754/: accessed June 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting University of Texas at Arlington Library.

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