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Oriented with north to the right.
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Document identity
localId
6t053p783
label
A chart of Delaware Bay and River, containing a full and exact description of the shores, creeks, harbours, soundings, shoals, sands, and bearings of the most considerable land marks, from the capes to Philadelphia
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
6t053p783
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
A chart of Delaware Bay and River, containing a full and exact description of the shores, creeks, harbours, soundings, shoals, sands, and bearings of the most considerable land marks, from the capes to Philadelphia
description
Oriented with north to the right.
date
["1776"]
year
1776
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_004075
creators
Fisher, Joshua, 1707-1783
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
American Revolutionary War-Era Maps
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Maritime Charts and Atlases
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
subjectsGeographic
Delaware Bay
Delaware River
North and Central America
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
London
publisher
Andrew Dury
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
dn39z222j
schema:latitude
41.9333
schema:longitude
-75.2667
extent
1 map : col. ; 45 x 69 cm.
notes
Oriented with north to the right.
Depths shown by soundings.
Shows ship channels.
Includes list of subscribers and "Tide table."
hasTranscription
no
dcId
6t053p783
type
map
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
5a235a93d04d6161