A plan of St. Georges Ferry on Nassau-Island made the 10th August 1774

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A plan of St. Georges Ferry on Nassau-Island made the 10th August 1774
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Title:
A plan of St. Georges Ferry on Nassau-Island made the 10th August 1774
Title (alt.):
St. Georges Ferry
Creator:
Bancker, Gerard, 1740-1799
Name on Item:
by G. Bancker, city surveyor
Date:
1774
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Manuscripts
Location:
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
Collection (local):
Library of Congress Collection
Subjects:
Wharves--New York (State)--Kings County--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Wharves--New York (State)--New York--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Places:
New York > New York > Brooklyn (borough)
Extent:
1 manuscript map : hand color, 46 x 36 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
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Scale:
Scale 1:240
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
https://lccn.loc.gov/73691800
Notes:
Title on verso: St. Georges Ferry.
Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor.
Watermark: J. Whatman [and a fleur-de-lis in a cross surmounted by a crown, over the letters GR]
Shows wharf, ferry house, and "Mr. Livingston's wharf" and distilling house.
Includes "Description as agreed on at St. Georges Ferry the 10th Augt. 1774 ... "
Notes (citation):
LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1094
Identifier:
ar109400