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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 &c. &c.

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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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 &c. &c.

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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 &c. &c.
Names
Fisher, Joshua (1707-1783) (Cartographer)
Robert Sayer and John Bennett (Firm) (Publisher)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

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Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1776-07-10
Place: London
Publisher: Printed for Robt. Sayer & Jno. Bennett, map & sea chart sellers, No. 53 Fleet Street
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 00-500 [Filed with Delaware parts, Delaware River, 1776]
Topics
New Jersey
Delaware
Delaware Bay (Del. and N.J.) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
Delaware River Estuary -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
Nautical charts -- Delaware Bay (Del. and N.J.)
Nautical charts -- Delaware River Estuary
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: Appears in the North-American pilot for New England, New York, Pensilvania, Maryland, and Virginia.
Content: Depths shown by soundings.
Content: Ford Collection.
Content: Includes tide-table and list of pilots and masters of vessels who have recommended the map.
Funding: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Content: Oriented with north to right.
Content: Shows Cape Henlopen as Cape James, to the north of "C. Hinlopen."
Content: Shows various ship channels from the mouth of Delaware Bay to Philadelphia, Pa.
Citation/reference: LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1360
Statement of responsibility: faithfully coppied [sic] from that published at Philadelphia by Joshua Fisher, together with the tide table from the Capes to Philadelphia, and the set of the tide on the several quarters of the flood and ebb.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 47 x 68 cm.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 45817379
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14963772
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): f84d65f0-c52a-012f-5905-3c075448cc4b
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1707: Creator Born
  • 1776: Issued
  • 1783: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "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 &c. &c." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1776-07-10. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-ee04-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "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 &c. &c." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-ee04-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1776-07-10). 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 &c. &c. Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-ee04-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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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 &c. &c.