Chapter1. Origins 1828-48 -- Chapter2. America 1849-50 -- Chapter3. The early coast survey 1851-52 -- Chapter4. Stellwagen bank 1853-57 -- Chapter5. Hydrographic draftsman 1857-61 -- Chapter6. Casco bay 1861 -- Chapter7. North carolina 1862 -- Chapter8. Casco bay continued 1862 -- Chapter9. Florida reefs 1863 -- Chapter10. Maine: portland rocks 1853 -- Chapter11. North carolina lighthouses 1861-65 -- Chapter12. California! 1865 -- Chapter13. Half moon bay south 1855 -- Chapter14. Suisun and carquinez 1865 -- Chapter15. Point reyes to bodega 1866 -- Chapter16. Currents and tides 1867 -- Chapter17. Blossom rock 1857 -- Chapter18. The later coast survey 1867 -- Chapter19. Suisun creeks 1867 -- Chapter20. Point sal 1867 -- Chapter21. Columbia river 1867-68 -- Chapter22. Vitula shoal -- Chapter23. Point reyes light 1869 -- Chapter24. George Davidson's discovery 1853 -- Chapter25. Searching for the bank 1868-69 -- Chapter26. Discovery of cordell bank 1869 -- Chapter27. Logs and data -- Chapter28. First biological specimens -- Chapter29. How cordell bank got its name -- Chapter30. First chart -- Chapter31. Santa barbara channel 1859 -- Chapter32. Sudden death 1870 -- Chapter33. Unfinished work -- Chapter34. The resurvey of cordell bank 1873 -- Chapter35. Relatives -- Chapter36. The person named Edward Cordell.This book presents a complete account of the 19th century German immigrant Edward Cordell, a hydrographer who discovered a major seamount that was designated the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary. The book is entirely primary source material, and offers previously unpublished material about Edward Cordell, the Cordell Bank, and numerous other events and places associated with Cordell and the United States Coast Survey. The book will be of interest to maritime researchers and historians, environmental scientists and managers, and general enthusiasts of maritime history and the U.S. Coast Survey in the mid-1800s.