Block Island Sound & Approaches Rhode Island 1920 huge navigational chart

Block Island Sound and Approaches.

(North America, United States, New England, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Block Island, Navigational Charts, Large Maps, Coastal Surveys).

Issued 1919-20, Washington D.C. by the Department of Commerce.

Monumental early 20th oversized tinted lithograph navigation chart intended for actual use on a boat or ship. This old map was printed on thick, heavy paper, not the thin tissue paper used by the USCGS in the 19th century.

Map sheet displays various light signs of wear or usage; these could include small pencil notations for navigation, various small stains, wrinkling to paper, and short edge splits. Well preserved, nice looking example with pleasing age patina.

Shipped rolled in a sturdy tube, map has been rolled for years and was acquired in this way.

Sheet Measures c. 42 1/2" H x 35 1/4" W.

Engraved Area Measures c. 39 3/4" H x 30 1/4" W.

Cartographic Reference(s):
Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers, vol. 1.

[R26897-rolled].