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Perhaps the first three-dimensional image of a portion of the deep ocean. Thismap was produced from soundings primarily obtained by the C&GS; Steamer BLAKE.An early rendition of this model is found in the C&GS; Annual Report for 1884.This image is found in Alexander Agassiz's Three Cruises of the BLAKEpublished in 1888. (Image credit: NOAA Central Library Historical Collection)