A chart of New York Harbour with the soundings views of land marks and nautical directions : for the use of pilotage

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A chart of New York Harbour with the soundings views of land marks and nautical directions
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Title:
A chart of New York Harbour with the soundings views of land marks and nautical directions : for the use of pilotage
Creator:
Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Frederick Wallet), 1722-1824
Contributor:
Knight, John
Contributor:
Hunter, John, 1737-1821
Name on Item:
composed from surveys and observations of lieutenants John Knight, John Hunter of the Navy & others.
Date:
1777
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
George Washington's Mount Vernon
Collection (local):
Richard H. Brown Revolutionary War Map Collection at Mount Vernon
Subjects:
Nautical charts--New York Harbor (N.Y. and N.J.)--Early works to 1800
Harbors--New York (State)--New York Region--Maps--Early works to 1800
Nautical charts--New York (State)--New York Region--Early works to 1800
New York Harbor (N.Y. and N.J.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places:
New York
Extent:
1 map : hand col. ; 80 x 56 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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Publisher:
[London] : Publish'd by J.F.W. Des Barres Esqr.
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:52,000]
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
MVLA record
Notes:
2nd state.
Relief shown by hachures and shading. Depths shown by soundings.
Appears in Des Barres's Atlantic Neptune.
Inset views: Bond Hollow bearing s. b[y] e. -- Mount Pleasant half way between the cedars on the Hook & the light house.
Identifier:
06_01_010109