Plan of part of the River Delaware from Chester to Philadelphia : in which is mark'd the position of His Majs. ships on the 15th. of November 1777. The obstructions to the navigation of the river, laid down by the rebels, are also mark'd

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Plan of part of the River Delaware from Chester to Philadelphia
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Title:
Plan of part of the River Delaware from Chester to Philadelphia : in which is mark'd the position of His Majs. ships on the 15th. of November 1777. The obstructions to the navigation of the river, laid down by the rebels, are also mark'd
Creator:
Hunter, John, 1737-1821
Date:
[1778]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Manuscripts
Location:
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
Collection (local):
Library of Congress Collection
Subjects:
Delaware River Valley (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Places:
Delaware River
Extent:
1 manuscript map : hand color 90 x 28 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. 1:30,000
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
https://lccn.loc.gov/gm71002218
Notes:
Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor.
Oriented with north toward the upper left.
Depths shown by soundings.
On verso: Delaware-River from Chester to Philadelphia, by Mr. Hunter, June 1778.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Notes (citation):
LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1366
Identifier:
ar136600z