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pl23_theb1345.jpg

Reproduction of first map showing magnetic declination in the United States

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Description

Reproduction of first map showing magnetic declination in the United States.First published by the Coast Survey in 1856

Credit

C&GS; Centennial Anniversary Volume, NOAA Central Library

Display Date

1856

Collection

Historic Coast & Geodetic Survey

Keywords

Geophysics

Geomagnetism