34024. (shipwreck report & charts) Annual Report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the State of the Finances For the Year 1874, Report of Light House Board. Wash. GPO. 1874. 762p.
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34024. (shipwreck report & charts) Annual Report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the State of the Finances For the Year 1874, Report of Light House Board. Wash. GPO. 1874. 762p.
- (shipwreck report & charts) Annual Report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the State of the Finances For the Year 1874. Wash. GPO. 1874. 762p. Brown government cloth wraps. Extensive detailed report includes a number of interesting and related reports. First are two large fold-out charts; Showing the Wrecks and Casualties on the Atlantic, Gulf, and Lake Coasts of the United States During the Year Ending June 30, 1874, 18” x 20” suitable for framing. And Chart Showing the Wrecks and Casualties on the Pacific Coast of the United States During the Year Ending June 30, 1874, 15” x 20” suitable for framing. Includes 49-page report listing places of wrecks, vessels, casualties, and much more. Also included is shore 3-page report of the Life-Saving Service including new stations authorized and built. Next is large complete 114-page Report of the Light-House Board with complete information on work done in each of the thirteen districts, and with lengthy 34-page report by Chairman Joseph Henry on The Operation of the Light-House Board Relative to Fog-Signals, detailing major experimentation in fog signal design across the country, equipment testing and more. Also includes short reports by the Revenue Marine, Coast Survey, Steamboat Inspection Service and more. Detailed interesting volume, great information. Contents clean, tight, wraps tight, some expected edge wear and soiling. (VG+). $140.