A chart of Delawar River from Bombay Hook to Ridley Creek, with soundings &c taken by Lt. Knight of the Navy

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A chart of Delawar River from Bombay Hook to Ridley Creek, with soundings &c taken by Lt. Knight of the Navy
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Item Information

Title:
A chart of Delawar River from Bombay Hook to Ridley Creek, with soundings &c taken by Lt. Knight of the Navy
Creator:
Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1722-1824
Contributor:
Knight, John
Contributor:
Hunter, John, 1737-1821
Name on Item:
Composed and published for use of pilotage by J.F.W. Des Barres.
Date:
1779
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
George Washington's Mount Vernon
Collection (local):
Richard H. Brown Revolutionary War Map Collection at Mount Vernon
Subjects:
Nautical charts--Delaware River (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.)--Early works to 1800
Delaware River (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places:
Delaware River
Extent:
1 map : col. ; 76 x 54 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] : J.F.W. Des Barres
Edition:
3rd state
Scale:
Scale ca. 1:75,000
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
MVLA record
Notes:
Depths shown by soundings.
Includes "A plan of Delawar River from Chester to Philadelphia, shewing the situation of His Majesty's ships & c on the 15th Novr. 1777. Surveyed and sounded by Lieutenant John Hunter of the Navy," ca. 1:29,000, and index to defenses.
Identifier:
06_01_010112
LCCN:
75696335