A chart of Delawar Bay : with soundings and nautical observations
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Title
A chart of Delawar Bay : with soundings and nautical observations
Collection
Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection of English maps, charts, globes, books and atlases
Charts and maps
Names
Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1722-1824 (Publisher)
Hamond, Andrew Snape, Sir, 1738-1828 (Data contributor)
Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1722-1824 (Creator)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1779-06-01
Place: [London]
Publisher: ... published ... by J.F.W. Des Barres esqr.
Library Location
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 97-6444 [LHS 606]
Subjects
Delaware Bay (Del. and N.J.) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
Nautical charts -- Delaware Bay (Del. and N.J.)
Genres
Notes
Content: Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection ; 606.
Content: Relief shown by hachures and shading. Depths shown by soundings.
Content: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Statement Of Responsibility: taken by Capt. Sir Andrew Snape Hammond of the Navy and others ; composed ... for the use of pilotage by J.F.W. Des Barres esqr.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 74 x 52 cm.
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 5478746
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b15413180
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4f3b2160-c5d5-012f-9245-58d385a7bc34
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Date Issued
1779-06-01
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A chart of Delawar Bay : with soundings and nautical observations" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1779. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4f3b2160-c5d5-012f-9245-58d385a7bc34
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1779). A chart of Delawar Bay : with soundings and nautical observations Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4f3b2160-c5d5-012f-9245-58d385a7bc34
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A chart of Delawar Bay : with soundings and nautical observations" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 9, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4f3b2160-c5d5-012f-9245-58d385a7bc34
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