New York Island and East Jersey : Unfinished

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New York Island and East Jersey
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Title:
New York Island and East Jersey : Unfinished
Title (alt.):
Topography of upper part of Manhattan Island
Date:
[1770?–1779?]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Manuscripts
Location:
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
Collection (local):
Library of Congress Collection
Subjects:
New York (N.Y.)--Maps, Physical--Early works to 1800
Bergen County (N.J.)--Maps, Physical--Early works to 1800
New York (N.Y.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Bergen County (N.J.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Places:
Bergen (county)
New York
Extent:
1 manuscript map : hand color, 92 x 113 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
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Scale:
Scale ca. 1:17,000
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
https://lccn.loc.gov/gm71002311
Notes:
Title from manuscript catalog of the Peter Force map collection.
Variant title in Philip Lee Phillips' A list of maps of America: Topography of upper part of Manhattan Island from about 85th St. to about the Van Cortlandt Manor house, above King's bridge. 1777-1780.
Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor.
Relief shown by shading.
Shows detailed topography of Manhattan Island north of Hell Gate, east of the Harlem River to the Bronx River, and in New Jersey west to the Hackensack River. Without names or military information.
Note on verso: No. 6. Unfinished drawings. 50 sheets. (2) same as ten other with work on Jersey side and in Westchester County.
Notes (citation):
LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1091
Identifier:
ar109100z