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THE WATERS

The waters you know, as they were first charted.

Hand-surveyed harbor and coast charts from the 1800s — soundings, shoals and all — restored to print quality from Library of Congress scans.

Restored 1836 U.S. Coast Survey chart of New York HarborNew York Harbor, 1836

How it works

Tell us the harbor, bay, lake or coast that matters to you. We search a working index of 338 restored-ready charts (1607–1993) plus the full Library of Congress map vaults. If your waters were ever charted, we find the sheet, restore it, and deliver six print-ready files.

Source: U.S. Coast Survey charts via the Library of Congress, Geography & Map Division. Public domain.

SEE IF WE HAVE YOUR WATERS 338 charts, 1607–1993, searched as you type
REQUEST SLIPNº ___

We answer within a day with what the archive actually holds — real scans, real years. Nothing to pay until you've seen your map. $7 a chart, restored · $18 for any three.

Restored this week

Nine restored charts are listed on Etsy now.

Restored 1836 U.S. Coast Survey chart of New York Harbor
New York Harbor, 1836U.S. Coast Survey — restored, on Etsy now
Restored 1800 nautical chart of Boston Harbor
Boston Harbor, 1800From a 363-megapixel library scan — restored, on Etsy now
Restored 1849 nautical chart of San Francisco Bay
San Francisco Bay, 1849Gold-rush year survey — restored, on Etsy now

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