United States Light-House Establishment outline map showing districts and a few important lights – Antique Map Print
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This antique map of United States Light-House Establishment outline map showing districts and a few important lights brings a moment of history to your wall. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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United States Light-House Establishment outline map showing districts and a few important lights
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A government chart rather than a photograph, this 1896 outline map lays out the United States Light-House Establishment by its administrative districts and marks a handful of the most significant lights along the coasts and waterways. It was printed as a plate in the Annual Report of the U.S. Light-House Board for that year, where it helped readers see at a glance how the service divided its responsibility across the country. Maps like this were working documents for the Light-House Board, which oversaw aids to navigation before the service was folded into the Department of Commerce and Labor in 1903. Its simple line work makes it a useful window onto how the nation organized its coastal safety network at the close of the nineteenth century.
| Created / published | 1896 |
|---|---|
| Subjects | Illus. in: Annual Report of the U.S. Light-House Board, 1896, opposite page 3. |
| Original scan | 6,094 × 4,788 px · prints to 20 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 39 |
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