A draught of Delaware Bay

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A draught of Delaware Bay
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Item Information

Title:
A draught of Delaware Bay
Creator:
Taylor, Richard, 1749-1825
Contributor:
Jann, Captain
Contributor:
Hamond, Andrew Snape, Sir, 1738-1828
Name on Item:
Drawn by Richard Taylor for Capt. Jann, Philadelphia
Date:
[1770–1779]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Manuscripts
Location:
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
Collection (local):
Library of Congress Collection
Subjects:
Nautical charts--Delaware Bay (Del. and N.J.)--Early works to 1800
Delaware Bay (Del. and N.J.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Places:
Delaware Bay
Extent:
1 manuscript map : hand color 53 x 113 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. 1:127,000
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
https://lccn.loc.gov/gm72003568
Notes:
Title on verso: Delaware River from Capt. Hamond. River Delaware, 226.
Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor.
Oriented with north toward the lower right.
Depths shown by soundings.
Shows ship channels.
Includes "A tide table."
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Notes (citation):
LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1354
Identifier:
ar135400