Original 1853 antique lithographed map: Preliminary Sketch of Pungoteague Creek, Virginia.

• This map is drawn on a scale of 1:40,000 from a trigonometric survey by Lieutenants B.F. Sands and J.J. Almy, U.S. Navy.



• Details include soundings, bottom conditions, navigational aids, and two proposed sites for a lighthouse, in the shallows just to the west of the mouth of Butcher's Creek in Assomack County on Virginia's Eastern Shore.



• The lighthouse was constructed and commissioned in 1854, the year after this map was drawn. It was destroyed by an ice floe in 1856 — the shortest recorded existence of any lighthouse on Chesapeake Bay, at just 459 days.



• Other labeled features on the map include the steamboat wharf on the south shore of Pungoteague Creek, South Marsh Island, and Nandua Creek.



• The map was published in a report by Alexander Dallas Bache, Superintendent of the U.S. Coast Survey. It is dated 1853.



• The image area measures 23 x 26.6 cm [8¼" x 10½"].



• Condition:  This map is in excellent condition, bright and clean, with a faint vertical fold, as issued, and no marks, rips, or tears. It is printed on a lightweight paper, typical of mid-19th century government fold-outs, and it is blank on the back, with no printing on the reverse side. Please see the scans and feel free to ask any questions.



• This is an original, authentic antique map, uncolored, as issued. It is not a reproduction or modern reprint, and it is fully guaranteed to be genuine.



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