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A plan of the northern part of New Jersey : shewing the positions of the American and British armies after crossing the North River in 1776

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Title

A plan of the northern part of New Jersey : shewing the positions of the American and British armies after crossing the North River in 1776

Collection

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

Names

Lewis, Samuel, 1753 or 1754-1822 (Cartographer)
Shallus, Francis (Engraver)
Wayne, Caleb Parry, 1776-1849 (Publisher)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1807
Place: Philadelphia
Publisher: C.P. Wayne

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 00-432

Subjects

New Jersey -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
New Jersey

Genres

Maps

Notes

Content: From John Marshall's The life of George Washington. Maps and subscribers' names. 1807.
Content: In upper margin: Plate IV. Engraved for Washington's Life.
Ownership: Ford Collection
Citation/Reference: Phillips. Maps of America, p.484
Content: Covers New Jersey as far west and south as Trenton.
Content: Relief shown by hachures.
Content: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Statement Of Responsibility: drawn by S. Lewis from surveys by order of Gen. Washington ; engrav'd by Fs. Shallus.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map ; 41 x 26 cm.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 45469498
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b14934032
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 9c49e300-c52b-012f-cdfd-3c075448cc4b

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1807

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A plan of the northern part of New Jersey : shewing the positions of the American and British armies after crossing the North River in 1776" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1807. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9c49e300-c52b-012f-cdfd-3c075448cc4b

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1807). A plan of the northern part of New Jersey : shewing the positions of the American and British armies after crossing the North River in 1776 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9c49e300-c52b-012f-cdfd-3c075448cc4b

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A plan of the northern part of New Jersey : shewing the positions of the American and British armies after crossing the North River in 1776" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/9c49e300-c52b-012f-cdfd-3c075448cc4b

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