A chart of Delawar Bay, with soundings and nautical observations

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A chart of Delawar Bay, with soundings and nautical observations
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Item Information

Title:
A chart of Delawar Bay, with soundings and nautical observations
Creator:
Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1722-1824
Contributor:
Hamond, Andrew Snape, Sir, 1738-1828
Name on Item:
Taken by Sir Andrew Snape Hammond and others ; Composed and published ... by J.F.W. Des Barres.
Date:
1779
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
George Washington's Mount Vernon
Collection (local):
Richard H. Brown Revolutionary War Map Collection at Mount Vernon
Subjects:
Nautical charts--Delaware Bay (Del. and N.J.)--Early works to 1800
Nautical charts--Delaware River (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.)--Early works to 1800
Delaware Bay (Del. and N.J.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Delaware River (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places:
Delaware Bay
Delaware River
Extent:
1 map : col. ; 76 x 53 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:
[London] : J.F.W. Des Barres
Scale:
Scale ca. 1:150,000
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
MVLA record
Notes:
2nd state.
Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings.
From volume five of the author's Atlantic Neptune.
Identifier:
06_01_010111
LCCN:
77692984