COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Map Collection
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JCBMAPS~1~1
JCB Map Collection
Collection
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Accession Number:
30389
accession_number
30389
Accession Number
false
File Name:
30389-000
file_name
30389-000
File Name
false
Call number:
Cabinet Cc776 /1
call_number
Cabinet Cc776 /1
Call number
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Map title:
A chart of Delaware Bay and River containing a full & exact description of the shores, creeks, harbours, soundings, shoals, sands, and bearings of the most considerable land marks, from the capes to Philadelphia taken from the original chart published at Philadelphia by Joshua Fisher
map_title
A chart of Delaware Bay and River containing a full & exact description of the shores, creeks, harbours, soundings, shoals, sands, and bearings of the most considerable land marks, from the capes to Philadelphia taken from the original chart published at Philadelphia by Joshua Fisher
Map title
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Place of Publication:
London
place_of_publication
London
Place of Publication
false
Publisher:
Published ... by W. Faden
publisher
Published ... by W. Faden
Publisher
false
Publication date:
March 12, 1776
publication_date
March 12, 1776
Publication date
false
Map size height:
48 cm.
map_size_height
48 cm.
Map size height
false
Map size width:
69 cm.
map_size_width
69 cm.
Map size width
false
Item description:
Engraved map, colored
item_description
Engraved map, colored
Item description
false
Geographical description:
Chart of Delaware Bay and River oriented with north to the right. Includes text and "Tide table." Testimonial at upper left, "We the subscribers ...," followed by listing of "Pilots" and "Masters of vessels" who have approved the chart. Depths shown by soundings. Below title, "Engraved by William Faden, Charing Cross." Below title, "Engraved by William Faden, Charing Cross."
geographical_description
Chart of Delaware Bay and River oriented with north to the right. Includes text and "Tide table." Testimonial at upper left, "We the subscribers ...," followed by listing of "Pilots" and "Masters of vessels" who have approved the chart. Depths shown by soundings. Below title, "Engraved by William Faden, Charing Cross." Below title, "Engraved by William Faden, Charing Cross."
Geographical description
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Cartobibliographic notes:
For sailing directions probably issued to accompany this chart, see Directions for navigating up Delaware Bay, ... London, 1776 by Capt. James Campbell
cartobibliographic_notes
For sailing directions probably issued to accompany this chart, see Directions for navigating up Delaware Bay, ... London, 1776 by Capt. James Campbell
Cartobibliographic notes
false
References:
Wroth, L.C. Some American contributions ... p. 23, no. 3; Wheat & Brun, no. 476 (notes); Phillips, Maps:262; BMPM 4/883; WLCL 1:353
references
Wroth, L.C. Some American contributions ... p. 23, no. 3; Wheat & Brun, no. 476 (notes); Phillips, Maps:262; BMPM 4/883; WLCL 1:353
References
false
Geographic Area:
North America
geographic_area
North America
Geographic Area
false
Historical notes:
Until this chart was published, no comprehensive or accurate survey of Delaware Bay had been published; it retained its usefulness until the United States Coast Survey of 1846. Suppressed by the Governor and Council of Pennsylvania when it was first published during the French and Indian War, it was used by all parties during the Revolutionary War.
historical_notes
Until this chart was published, no comprehensive or accurate survey of Delaware Bay had been published; it retained its usefulness until the United States Coast Survey of 1846. Suppressed by the Governor and Council of Pennsylvania when it was first published during the French and Indian War, it was used by all parties during the Revolutionary War.
Historical notes
false
Scale 1:
ca. 230,000
scale_1
ca. 230,000
Scale 1
false
Normalized date:
1776
normalized_date
1776
Normalized date
false
LC bibliographic number:
b53847982
lc_bibliographic_number
b53847982
LC bibliographic number
false
Creator:
Fisher, Joshua, 1707-1783
creator
Fisher, Joshua, 1707-1783
Creator
false