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Title
A chart of Delaware Bay and River
Names
Fisher, Joshua, 1707-1783 (Cartographer)
Collection

Cartographic materials from the Emmet collection of manuscripts etc. relating to American history

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1779 (Inferred)
Place: London
Publisher: s.n.
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 00-498 [Filed with Delaware parts]
Topics
New York (N.Y.)
New Jersey
Delaware River (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.)
Delaware
Delaware Bay (Del. and N.J.)
Genres
Maps
Notes
Additional physical form: Copy in Map Div. 00-498: Emmet Collection.
Content: From Gentleman's magazine, July 1779.
Funding: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Content: Oriented with north to the right.
Content: Shows various ship channels from the mouth of Delaware Bay to Philadelphia.
Citation/reference: Jolly, D.C. Maps of America in periodicals before 1800, 329
Citation/reference: LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1372
Statement of responsibility: from the original by Mr. Fisher of Philadelphia, 1776.
Content: EM3339 ; Emmet Collection, 3339.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 19 x 24 cm.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 4442650
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14963773
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): bf54e270-c628-012f-6b92-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1707: Creator Born
  • 1779: Issued
  • 1783: Creator Died
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A chart of Delaware Bay and River" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1779. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-ee03-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A chart of Delaware Bay and River" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-ee03-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1779). A chart of Delaware Bay and River Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-ee03-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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A chart of Delaware Bay and River