Handsome
fold-out 1953 Texaco cruising chart of the Atlantic Coast from
Eastport,
Maine to Block Island, including Nantucket Sound, Narragansett Bay,
and the Cape Cod Canal.
- The map opens to 18" x 36".
- It
depicts coastline features, and locates navigational aids, including a
list
of radio beacons.
- The cartography is by Rand McNally. The code number in
the lower margin is 3-4715-6.
- On the reverse side there are detailed maps of Nantucket
Sound, Boston
Harbor, Narragansett Bay, and the Cape Cod Canal, along with a tidal
chart for 1953.
- The map was published by Texaco Waterways Service, 135
East
42nd
Street, New York, in 1953 and is dated on the cover.
-
It is identified
as Chart No. 1, one of nine cruising charts published by Texaco in
1953.
- Condition: This map has a small round burn mark, possibly from
a hot ember that escaped from a pipe clenched in the teeth of a skipper who'd sailed these
waters more than 65 years ago. Otherwise in very good, lightly used
condition, bright and clean, with no
rips, tears, or writing. Please see the scans and feel free to ask any
questions.
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shipping on
the purchase of multiple items — just make sure to pay for everything
at one time, not individually.
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