Centennial Celebration of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey; April 5 and 6, 1916; Washington D.C.
Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1916. First edition. Hardcover. Slim 8vo. [3], 4-196, [2] pp. Bound in maroon cloth lettered in gold on the front board and spine. Illustrated with a fold-out map, two other full-page maps, and numerous full-page illustrations. The illustrations are black and white photographs of the organizational board of the survey, the venues of the celebration banquets, (including the New National Museum, which is now the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History) and the tools used to conduct the survey. The Coastal Survey was conducted to assess the tides, the topography, and the geology of the Eastern Seaboard. Very Good+. Item #00008835
A Very Good+ book with a few hints of wear to the boards.
Price: $60.00