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A New and accurate map of the present seat of war in North America : comprehending New Jersey, Philadelphia, Pensylvania, New-York, &c.

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433927


Item data

Title

A New and accurate map of the present seat of war in North America : comprehending New Jersey, Philadelphia, Pensylvania, New-York, &c.

Collection

Maps of North America
Countries
United States (except New York)
Revolutionary War, 1775-1783

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1777
Place: London
Publisher: s.n.,

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 00-425

Subjects

New Jersey -- Maps -- Early works to 1800

Genres

Maps

Notes

Content: Accompanied by: A succinct account of the city of Philadelphia, illustrated with a new and accurate map of the present seat of war in North America, comprehending Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, New-York, New-Jersey, &c. p. 281-286.
Content: Covers primarily New Jersey north of Gloucester County.
Content: From the Universal magazine, v. 61, June 1777.
Content: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Content: NYPL Map Div. copies lack accompanying text.
Content: Relief shown pictorially.
Citation/Reference: LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1241

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map ; 36 x 28 cm.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 3997955
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b14934027
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 98bcdc00-c52b-012f-f5cc-3c075448cc4b

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1777

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MLA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A New and accurate map of the present seat of war in North America : comprehending New Jersey, Philadelphia, Pensylvania, New-York, &c." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1777. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/98bcdc00-c52b-012f-f5cc-3c075448cc4b

APA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1777). A New and accurate map of the present seat of war in North America : comprehending New Jersey, Philadelphia, Pensylvania, New-York, &c. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/98bcdc00-c52b-012f-f5cc-3c075448cc4b

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A New and accurate map of the present seat of war in North America : comprehending New Jersey, Philadelphia, Pensylvania, New-York, &c." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 11, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/98bcdc00-c52b-012f-f5cc-3c075448cc4b

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