Soundings of the bar of Sandy Hook at low water & the marks made use of for the best water

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Soundings of the bar of Sandy Hook at low water & the marks made use of for the best water
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Title:
Soundings of the bar of Sandy Hook at low water & the marks made use of for the best water
Date:
[1770?–1779?]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Manuscripts
Location:
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
Collection (local):
Library of Congress Collection
Subjects:
Sandy Hook (N.J.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Places:
Monmouth (county) > Sandy Hook (cape)
Extent:
1 manuscript map : hand color 28 x 46 cm. on sheet 61 x 49 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. 1:31,500
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
https://lccn.loc.gov/73691545
Notes:
Depths shown by soundings.
Title on verso: Sandy Hook, 133.
Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor.
Watermark: J. Whatman.
Prime meridian: Greenwich.
Inset view: Appearance of the leading mark over the bar.
Notes (citation):
LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1292
Identifier:
ar129200