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A chart of Delaware Bay and River : containing a full & 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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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection of English maps, charts, globes, books and atlases

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A chart of Delaware Bay and River : containing a full & 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 & exact description of the shores, creeks, harbours, soundings, shoals, sands, and bearings of the most considerable land marks, from the capes to Philadelphia
Names
Faden, William, 1749-1836 (Engraver)
Fisher, Joshua, 1707-1783 (Author)
Collection

Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection of English maps, charts, globes, books and atlases

Charts and maps

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1776-03-12
Place: London
Publisher: Published ... by W. Faden, (successor to the late Mr. Jefferys), corner of St. Martins Lane, Charing Cross
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 97-6367 [LHS 601]
Topics
New York (N.Y.)
New Jersey
Delaware River (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
Delaware
Delaware Bay (Del. and N.J.) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
Nautical charts -- Delaware Bay (Del. and N.J.)
Nautical charts -- Delaware River (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.)
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: "... according to Act of Parliament."
Content: Appears in William Faden's North American atlas.
Content: Depths shown by soundings.
Content: Includes text and "Tide table."
Content: Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection ; 601.
Content: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Content: Oriented with north to the right.
Citation/reference: LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1355
Citation/reference: Phillips. Maps of America, p. 262
Statement of responsibility: taken from the original chart published at Philadelphia by Joshua Fisher ; engraved by William Faden, Charing Cross.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 48 x 68 cm.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 16268448
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15314158
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4b009e80-c5d5-012f-a000-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1749: Creator Born
  • 1776: Issued
  • 1836: 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 & exact description of the shores, creeks, harbours, soundings, shoals, sands, and bearings of the most considerable land marks, from the capes to Philadelphia" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1776-03-12. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-ef2e-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 & exact description of the shores, creeks, harbours, soundings, shoals, sands, and bearings of the most considerable land marks, from the capes to Philadelphia" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-ef2e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1776-03-12). A chart of Delaware Bay and River : containing a full & exact description of the shores, creeks, harbours, soundings, shoals, sands, and bearings of the most considerable land marks, from the capes to Philadelphia Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-ef2e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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