pl23_theb0330.jpg
Description
Sounding party off USCS Brig FAUNTLEROY.1857-Earliest picture of Coast Survey sounding operations.Watercolor by James Madison Alden, nephew of Lieutenant CommandingJames Alden.
Credit
NOAA Photo Library, NOAA Central Library; Burke Museum, University of Washington
Display Date
1857
Location
Strawberry Harbor, Rosario Straits, Washington
Collection
Sailing for Science
Ships and Art
Keywords
Survey Ships
1834-1899 Ships
Charting
Sounding