A chart of Delaware Bay and River, containing a full and exact description of the shores, creeks, harbours, soundings, shoals, sands, and bearings of the most considerable land marks, from the capes to Philadelphia

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A chart of Delaware Bay and River, containing a full and exact description of the shores, creeks, harbours, soundings, shoals, sands, and bearings of the most considerable land marks, from the capes to Philadelphia
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Title:
A chart of Delaware Bay and River, containing a full and exact description of the shores, creeks, harbours, soundings, shoals, sands, and bearings of the most considerable land marks, from the capes to Philadelphia
Creator:
Fisher, Joshua, 1707-1783
Name on Item:
taken from the original chart published at Philadelphia by Joshua Fisher ; W. Haydon, sculpt.
Date:
1776
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection
Subjects:
Nautical charts--Delaware Bay (Del. and N.J.)--Early works to 1800
Nautical charts--Delaware River (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.)--Early works to 1800
Delaware Bay (Del. and N.J.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Delaware River (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places:
Delaware River
Delaware Bay
Extent:
1 map : col. ; 45 x 69 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
London : Andrew Dury
Scale:
Scale ca. 1:275,000.
Language:
English
Notes:
Oriented with north to the right.
Depths shown by soundings.
Shows ship channels.
Includes list of subscribers and "Tide table."
Identifier:
06_01_004075
Call #:
G3832.D4P5 1776 .F57
Barcode:
39999059022309
LCCN:
74692202