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Description
Egyptian tomb painting from 1450 B.C. showing officer with sounding pole.Officer is telling crew to come ahead slow.Engineers with cat-o'-nine-tails assuring proper response from engines (Image credit: NOAA Central Library)
Credit
NOAA Central Library
Display Date
1450 B.C.
Location
Egypt
Collection
Historic Coast & Geodetic Survey
Nautical Charting
Soundings
Sounding Poles & Soundings by Sight
Keywords
Sounding
Pole
Art