A new Mappe of a part of Hutsons or the North River, Rareton River which have there aiet lett in to the Sea by Sandy hoocke, where the coming in is from, Sea to go up to New Yorck North throw the Narrows betwin Staaten Island and Long Island and West up towards Amboye

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A new Mappe of a part of Hutsons or the North River, Rareton River which have there aiet lett in to the Sea by Sandy hoocke, where the coming in is from, Sea to go up to New Yorck North throw the Narrows betwin Staaten Island and Long Island and West up towards Amboye

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Title:
A new Mappe of a part of Hutsons or the North River, Rareton River which have there aiet lett in to the Sea by Sandy hoocke, where the coming in is from, Sea to go up to New Yorck North throw the Narrows betwin Staaten Island and Long Island and West up towards Amboye
Cartographer:
Romer, Wolfgang William, 1640-1713
Former owner:
George, III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
Donor:
George, IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830
Name on Item:
Survoyed in the Yare 1700 by Col: W: W Römer.
Date:
1700
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Manuscripts
Location:
British Library
Collection (local):
British Library Collection
Subjects:
New York Harbor (N.Y. and N.J.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Places:
Hudson River
New York
Extent:
1 map : manuscript pen and ink with watercolour and gold highlights ; 44 x 58 cm
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
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Scale:
Scale approximately 1:126,720
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
http://explore.bl.uk/BLVU1:LSCOP-ALL:BLL01004987663
Notes:
Relief shown pictorially.
Titile in a decorative cartouche at upper right flanked by two cherubim.
"A scale of 10 English Miles" is given beneath the title cartouche.
Decorated with a compass rose at lower right.
The National Archives, Kew, hold an additional example of the map by Romer - CO 700/NEW YORK13B.
Titled "A drawn Map of part of Hudson's or the North River, Rareton River, and the Country from Sandy Hook up to New York, by Col. Romer, 1700" in the Catalogue of Maps, Prints, Drawings, etc., forming the geographical and topographical collection attached to the Library of his late Majesty King George the third, etc., London, 1829.
Titled 'A "new mappe of part of Hutson's, or the North River, Rareton River, which have there aiet lett into the sea by Sandy Hoocke, where the comming in is from sea to go up to New Yorck, north throw the narrows betwin Staaten Island and Long Island, and west up towards Amboye; survoyed in the yare 1700, by Col. W.W. Römer;" drawn on a scale of 2 miles to an inch: 1 f. 10 in. x 1 f. 5 1/2 in." in the Catalogue of the manuscript maps, charts, and plans, and of the topographical drawings in the British Museum.
The King's Topograhpical Collection includes other manuscript maps by Colonel Romer - see Maps K.Top.121.10. and Maps K.Top.120.39.a.