A chart of the coast of New York, New Jersey, Pensilvania, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, &c

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A chart of the coast of New York, New Jersey, Pensilvania, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, &c
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Item Information

Title:
A chart of the coast of New York, New Jersey, Pensilvania, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, &c
Creator:
Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1722-1824
Name on Item:
by Jos. Fred. W. Des Barres.
Date:
1780
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Subjects:
Nautical charts--Atlantic Coast (U.S.)--Early works to 1800
Atlantic Coast (U.S.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places:
Eastern United States (area)
Extent:
1 chart ; 159 x 75 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
[London] : J.F.W. Des Barres
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:580,000]
Language:
English
Notes:
1st state.
Relief shown by shading. Depths shown by soundings.
"Composed from the deposit of surveys of the right honourable the Lords of Trade with soundings & nautical remarks from Lt. Jno. Knight of the Navy & others ..."
Appears in the author's Atlantic Neptune. London : J.F.W. Des Barres, 1777-[1781].
Identifier:
06_01_004991
Call #:
G1106.P5 D47 1777
Barcode:
30000003811395
LCCN:
77693982