Intro; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; About the Author; Part I The Early Years 1828-52; Chapter 1: Origins 1828-48; Chapter 2: America 1849-50; Chapter 3: The Early Coast Survey 1851-52; Part II East Coast Expeditions 1853-65; Chapter 4: Stellwagen Bank 1853-57; Chapter 5: Hydrographic Draftsman 1857-61; Chapter 6: Maine Casco Bay 1861; Chapter 7: North Carolina 1862; Chapter 8: Casco Bay Continued 1862; Chapter 9: Florida Reefs 1863; Chapter 10: Maine: Portland Rocks 1863; Chapter 11: North Carolina Lighthouses 1861-65; Part III West Coast Expeditions 1869-75

Chapter 12: California! 1865Chapter 13: Half Moon Bay South 1865; Chapter 14: Suisun and Carquinez 1865-66; Chapter 15: Point Reyes to Bodega 1866; Chapter 16: Currents and Tides 1866-67; Chapter 17: Blossom Rock 1867; Chapter 18: The Later Coast Survey 1867; Chapter 19: Suisun Creeks 1867; Chapter 20: Point Sal 1867; Chapter 21: Columbia River 1867-68; Chapter 22: Vitula Shoal 1868; Chapter 23: Point Reyes Light 1869; Part IV The Discovery of Cordell Bank 1853, 1869; Chapter 24: George Davidson's Discovery 1853; Chapter 25: Searching for the Bank 1868-69

Chapter 26: The Discovery of Cordell Bank 1869Chapter 27: Logs and Data; Chapter 28: First Biological Specimens; Chapter 29: How Cordell Bank Got its Name; Chapter 30: The First Chart; Part V Cordell's Last Work 1869-70; Chapter 31: Santa Barbara Channel 1869; Chapter 32: Death of Edward Cordell 1870; Chapter 33: Unfinished Work 1870; Chapter 34: The Resurvey of Cordell Bank 1873; Part VI Edward Cordell the Man; Chapter 35: Relatives; Chapter 36: The Person Named Edward Cordell; Part VII Cordell's World Today; Chapter 37: Philippsburg; Chapter 38: Stellwagen Bank; Chapter 39: San Francisco

Chapter 40: Blossom RockChapter 41: Currents and Tides; Chapter 42: Pt. Reyes light; Chapter 43: Vitula Shoal; Chapter 44: Visualizing Cordell Bank; Chapter 45: Exploring Cordell Bank; Chapter 46: Documenting Cordell Bank; Chapter 47: The Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary; Chapter 48: Navigating Around Cordell Bank; Chapter 49: Visiting Cordell Bank; Chapter 50: Underwater Island; Appendices; Cordell's Major Expeditions; Chronology-Edward Cordell; Chronology-Modern; People; Henry S. Stellwagen; George Davidson; George Farquhar; Vessels; Hydrographic Sheets

Statistics of the Hydrographic WorkTidal Observations; Equipment Aboard the Marcy; Items in the Office; Hydrographic Notebooks; Record of Compensation; Sources; General; Primary Sources; Format of the Citations; Part I: The Early Years 1828-52; 1. Origins 1828-48; 2. America 1849-50; 3. The Early Coast Survey 1851-52; Part II: East Coast Expeditions 1853-65; 4. Stellwagen Bank 1853-57; 5. Hydrographic Draftsman 1857-61; With C. R. P. Rogers:; With James N. Maffit:; With James H. Moore:; With Charles M. Fauntleroy:; 6. Casco Bay 1861; 7. North Carolina 1862; 8. Casco Bay Continued 1862