Map 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, from the capes to Philadelphia

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Title

  • 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, from the capes to Philadelphia

Names

  • Fisher, Joshua, 1707-1783.
  • Haydon, William.
  • Dury, Andrew.

Created / Published

  • London : A. Dury, 1776.

Headings

  • -  Nautical charts--Delaware Bay (Del. and N.J.)--Early works to 1800
  • -  Delaware Bay (Del. and N.J.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  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
  • -  United States--Delaware--Delaware Bay
  • -  United States--New Jersey--Delaware Bay
  • -  United States--Delaware--Delaware River
  • -  United States--New Jersey--Delaware River
  • -  United States--Pennsylvania--Delaware River

Notes

  • -  Scale ca. 1:275,000.
  • -  Oriented with north to the right.
  • -  Depths shown by soundings.
  • -  Shows ship channels.
  • -  Includes list of subscribers and "Tide table."
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
  • -  LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1359
  • -  Vault
  • -  AACR2: 100; 650/1; 651/2; 650/3; 651/4; 700/1; 700/2

Medium

  • col. map ; 46 x 70 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3832.D4P5 1776 .F51

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 74692202

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Fisher, Joshua, William Haydon, and Andrew Dury. 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, from the capes to Philadelphia. London: A. Dury, 1776. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/74692202/.

APA citation style:

Fisher, J., Haydon, W. & Dury, A. (1776) 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, from the capes to Philadelphia. London: A. Dury. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/74692202/.

MLA citation style:

Fisher, Joshua, William Haydon, and Andrew Dury. 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, from the capes to Philadelphia. London: A. Dury, 1776. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/74692202/>.