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Bottom characteristic map of the approaches to New York Harbor by United States Hydrographical Office as published in Matthew Fontaine Maury's Wind andCurrent Charts for 1858

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Bottom characteristic map of the approaches to New York Harbor by United States Hydrographical Office as published in Matthew Fontaine Maury's Wind andCurrent Charts for 1858. Data from United States Coast Survey. Note there isno expression of Hudson Canyon below the continental shelf break although thechannel of the Ice Age Hudson River is clearly shown.

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NOAA Central Library Historical Collection

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Voyage to Inner Space
History of Oceanography Collection
Bathymetric Maps Collection

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