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    "title": "Virginia, Maryland, Pennsilvania, east & west New Jarsey",
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    "year": 1706,
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        "Maritime Charts and Atlases"
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        "Nautical charts--Virginia--Early works to 1800",
        "Nautical charts--Atlantic Coast (U.S.)--Early works to 1800",
        "Nautical charts--Delaware Bay (Del. and N.J.)--Early works to 1800",
        "Nautical charts--Delaware River Estuary (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.)--Early works to 1800",
        "Nautical charts--Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)--Early works to 1800",
        "Nautical charts--New York Bight (N.J. and N.Y.)--Early works to 1800",
        "Middle Atlantic States--Maps--Early works to 1800",
        "Virginia--Maps--Early works to 1800",
        "Atlantic Coast (U.S.)--Maps--Early works to 1800",
        "Delaware River Estuary--Maps--Early works to 1800",
        "Delaware Bay (Del. and N.J.)--Maps--Early works to 1800",
        "Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)--Maps--Early works to 1800",
        "New York Bight (N.J. and N.Y.)--Maps--Early works to 1800"
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        "Nautical chart of the coast from New York Bay to Chesapeake Bay, with two compass roses and a cartouche in upper right corner. Scale in English leagues.",
        "Depths shown by soundings and stippling; selected relief shown pictorially.",
        "Oriented with north to the right.",
        "From: The English pilot. The fourth book.",
        "State 4 according to Burden.",
        "Soundings are added between Cape Charles and the nearest compass rose.",
        "Engraved on two plates.",
        "Cataloging, conservation, and digitization made possible in part by The National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.",
        "Part of composite portfolio atlas with title \"Collection of old maps.\""
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