2017 Map of Chesapeake Bay 2 (All Water)

About this map

Chesapeake Bay dominates this specialized chart, which centers on the open waters where Calvert, Talbot, and Dorchester counties meet. While many topographic sheets focus on the transition between land and water, this 2017 edition is almost entirely composed of the bay's surface, highlighting the critical maritime transit route of the Intracoastal Waterway. The map serves as a precise record of administrative boundaries as they exist over the water, showing the convergence of three separate Maryland counties far from the shoreline. It provides a distinct look at the navigable channels and nautical geography that define the middle of the bay in the early twenty-first century.