Sketch of "Charleston Harbor", exhibiting the normal Course and Velocity of the Tidal Current at Flood from observations by Lieut

Sketch of “Charleston Harbor”, exhibiting the normal Course and Velocity of the Tidal Current at Flood from observations by Lieut. J.N. Maffitt. This is a fairly sophisticated attempt at showing the nature of tidal flow. John Maffitt among the most knowledgeable and successful of Coast Survey hydrographers. He became a very successful Confederate blockade runners and commerce raider.

Photo Category: Coast and Geodetic Survey - Archive Oceanography Tides
Photo Location: South Carolina, Charleston Harbor
Photo Date: 1851