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Ferdinand Hassler

The U.S. Coast & Geodetic Survey began in 1807 when President Thomas Jefferson hand-picked Ferdinand Hassler as its first superintendent. Hassler’s fastidious expertise in geodetic and triangulation survey techniques were originally intended to guide mariners in and out of New York harbor. He confidently recognized its centrality and grounded the zero longitudinal baselines there.

Before his reassignment to the U.S. Coast Survey in 1832, he served as Head of National Standards of Weights and Measures. Although he did not resume command of the U.S. Coast Survey until the latter part of his career, it is perhaps his greatest accomplishment.

Browse a digital collection of Long Island Coastal Survey Maps

Long Island Maps on the Internet

American Shores
Collection of early maps from New York Public Library includes many maps of Long Island.
Hudson Canyon
A beautiful digital elevation model of Long Island and surrounding waters. (Applied Physics Laboratory, John Hopkins University.)
Historic USGS Maps of Long Island, 1897-1903
Index to 15 minute quadrangle maps at the Dimond Library, University of New Hampshire. Look for index at bottom of page or go directly to University of New Hampshire and search by quadrangle name.
Maps from Myron L. Fuller, The Geology of Long Island (1914)--require MrSID plugin
1895 Rand McNally Map of New York State
Shows railroads on Long Island. (Applied Physics Laboratory, John Hopkins University.)
Long Island Rail Road Route Map

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