Digital collections
Description
Ferdinand Hassler directing movement of the Great Theodolite on Fire Island.Angle measurements at the end points of the Fire Island Base Line.Probably sketched by Assistant John Farley (Image credit: NOAA Photo Library, NOAA Central Library; NOAA Central Library)
Credit
NOAA Photo Library, NOAA Central Library; NOAA Central Library
Display Date
1836
Location
Fire Island, New York
Category
Historic Coast & Geodetic Survey
Geodesy
Getting There
On Foot
Keywords
Getting There
On Foot