Plan of Perth Amboy from an actual survey. Sketch of Bonham Town

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Plan of Perth Amboy from an actual survey. Sketch of Bonham Town
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Item Information

Title:
Plan of Perth Amboy from an actual survey. Sketch of Bonham Town
Creator:
Grant, James, deputy surveyor
Date:
[1777?]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Manuscripts
Location:
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
Collection (local):
Library of Congress Collection
Subjects:
Perth Amboy (N.J.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Bonhamtown (N.J.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Places:
Middlesex (county) > Bonhamtown
Middlesex (county) > Perth Amboy
Extent:
2 col. maps ; on sheet 50 x 34 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 ca. 1:12,000 and scale not given
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
https://lccn.loc.gov/gm72003591
Notes:
Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor.
Has watermark.
Relief shown by shading.
Sketch of Bonhamton shows "Redoubts for its defence in the winter, 1776-1777."
Accompanied by Hills map collection title page and table of contents.
Notes (citation):
LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1249
Identifier:
ar124900