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Title
A new chart of America with the harbors of New York, Boston, &c
Names
Heather and Williams (Publisher)
Stephenson, J., engraver (Engraver)
Heather, William (Cartographer)
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: 1799-06-01
Place: London
Publisher: Heather and Williams
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 97-6150 [LHS 547]
Topics
Atlantic Coast (U.S.) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
Nautical charts -- Atlantic Coast (U.S.)
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: "Published as the Act directs, June 1st 1799, by Heather and Williams, at the Navigation Warehouse, No. 157, Leadenhall Street."
Content: Depths shown by soundings. Relief in selected areas shown pictorially.
Content: Described in: Faupel's Americana 89 [dealer's catalog], no. 180.
Content: In lower left margin: Drawn by J. Norie, teacher of navigation, Leadenhall Street, London.
Content: Includes notes.
Content: Insets: New York -- Delaware Bay -- Boston Bay.
Content: Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection ; 547.
Content: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Content: Nautical chart of the east coast of the U.S. from Maine to Virginia.
Content: NYPL copy stamped in upper right corner of verso: 54.
Content: Oriented with north toward the upper right.
Content: Originally printed on 2 sheets which have been assembled to form a single long sheet.
Statement of responsibility: drawn from the latest authorities by W. Heather, 1799 ; Stephenson sculp.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 62 x 154 cm.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 45199611
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14915636
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 4552ba40-c5d5-012f-009f-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

  • 1799: 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 America with the harbors of New York, Boston, &c" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1799-06-01. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-eecc-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A new chart of America with the harbors of New York, Boston, &c" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-eecc-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1799-06-01). A new chart of America with the harbors of New York, Boston, &c Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-eecc-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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A new chart of America with the harbors of New York, Boston, &c