Name/Title
Notice to Mariners 1858Entry/Object ID
1997.08.0001Description
Black and white document on light blue mat, "Notice to Mariners Dry Tortugas Group, Fla."
Text reads, "A new first order fixed light, illuminating the entire horizon, will be exhibited for the first time on the evening of the first day of July next... The illuminating apparatus is of the 1st order catadoiptric system of Fresnel... By order of the Light-house boards: D.P. Woodbury, Capt. US Engineers. Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, Florida, February 4, 1858".Subject Place
Island
Dry TortugasState/Province
FloridaCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaCounty
MonroeCollection
Archive CollectionLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
LetterNomenclature Primary Object Term
CorrespondenceNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsCondition
Reason for Exam
InventoryOverall Condition
Excellent