The Province of New Jersey : divided into East and West, commonly called the Jerseys

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The Province of New Jersey
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Item Information

Title:
The Province of New Jersey : divided into East and West, commonly called the Jerseys
Creator:
Faden, William, 1749-1836
Contributor:
Croisey, P.
Contributor:
Ratzer, Bernard
Contributor:
Bancker, Gerard, 1740-1799
Contributor:
Perrier et Verrier
Name on Item:
Engraved & published by Wm. Faden, Charing Cross, December 1st, 1777. Croisey, sculpt.
Date:
[1778?]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
New York Public Library
Collection (local):
Maps of North America
Subjects:
New Jersey--Maps--Early works to 1800
New Jersey--Administrative and political divisions--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places:
New Jersey
Extent:
col. map, 77 x 56 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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Publisher:
Paris : Chez les Srs. Perrier et Verrier
Scale:
Scale ca. 1:430,000
Language:
English
French
Catalog Record:
https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47de-0fd6-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
Notes:
Hand colored.
Prime meridian: Philadelphia.
Relief shown by hachures.
Cartographic source note in English and French.
Shows county boundaries and "Division line run in 1743 between East New Jersey and West New Jersey."
"This map has been drawn from the survey made in 1769 ... by Bernard Ratzer ... and from another large survey of the northern parts ... by Gerard Banker."
Includes table of "Astronomical observations."
LCCN:
74692515