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Title
A new chart of the Atlantic or Western Ocean
Names
Stephenson, J., engraver (Engraver)
Heather, William (Editor)
Norie, J. W. (John William), 1772-1843 (Cartographer)
Collection

Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection of English maps, charts, globes, books and atlases

Charts and maps

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1797-08-30
Place: London
Publisher: Published ... by W. Heather at the Navigation Warehouse, No. 157 Leadenhall Street,
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 97-6473 [LHS 427a]
Topics
Nautical charts -- North Atlantic Ocean
Transatlantic voyages
North Atlantic Ocean -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
Genres
Maps
Notes
Citation/reference: Variant of Phillips. Maps of America, p. 128
Content: "Published as the Act directs."
Content: Covers North Atlantic Ocean.
Content: Depths shown by soundings.
Content: In lower left margin: [?] by J. Norie, teacher of navigation, Leadenhall Street.
Content: Includes 8 coastal views.
Content: Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection ; 427a.
Content: NYPL copy includes pencilled tracks of voyages between Gulf of Guinea and offshore Ireland.
Content: Shows tracks of various voyages in the 1790s and arrows for prevailing currents.
Content: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Statement of responsibility: improved by W. Heather ; engraved by J. Stephenson.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand col. ; 82 x 114 cm.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 50178316
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b15451814
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 16cc3c30-c5d5-012f-0c8f-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1797: Issued
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A new chart of the Atlantic or Western Ocean" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1797-08-30. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47db-afdc-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A new chart of the Atlantic or Western Ocean" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 16, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47db-afdc-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1797-08-30). A new chart of the Atlantic or Western Ocean Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47db-afdc-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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A new chart of the Atlantic or Western Ocean