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1968 Map of Cobb Island

Name: 1968 Topographic Map of Cobb Island
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1984
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1984

About this map

Cobb Island and its surrounding barrier islands define this late 1960s hydrographic and topographic study of the Virginia coast. The landscape is a complex network of shifting maritime features, dominated by extensive Tidal Flats and salt marshes such as Elkins Marsh and New Marsh. The area's dependence on water navigation is evident through the naming of intricate passages like Gull Channel, Eckichy Channel, and the significant Sand Shoal Channel.

Maritime history is embedded in the nomenclature of the sounds and inlets, from the wide reach of Hog Island Bay to the smaller, curiously named Man and Boy Marsh. The map provides specific depth curves and soundings for the Atlantic Ocean and interior waters like Spidercrab Bay, reflecting a moment in time before coastal erosion and rising sea levels further altered the delicate geography of Wreck Island and Little Cobb Island.