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Map A chart of Delaware Bay and River, containing a full & exact description of the shores, creeks, harbours, soundings, shoals, sands, and bearings of the most considerable land marks, from the cape to Philadelphia.

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Title

  • A chart of Delaware Bay and River, containing a full & exact description of the shores, creeks, harbours, soundings, shoals, sands, and bearings of the most considerable land marks, from the cape to Philadelphia.

Names

  • Fisher, Joshua, 1707-1783.
  • Faden, William, 1749-1836.

Created / Published

  • London, W. Faden, 1776.

Headings

  • -  Nautical charts--Delaware Bay (Del. and N.J.)--Early works to 1800
  • -  Nautical charts--Delaware River Watershed (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.)--Early works to 1800
  • -  Delaware Bay (Del. and N.J.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Delaware River Watershed (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  United States--Delaware--Delaware Bay
  • -  United States--New Jersey--Delaware Bay
  • -  United States--Delaware--Delaware River Watershed
  • -  United States--New York (State)--Delaware River Watershed
  • -  United States--New Jersey--Delaware River Watershed

Notes

  • -  Scale ca. 1:280,000.
  • -  Oriented with north to the right.
  • -  Depths shown by soundings.
  • -  Includes text and "Tide table."
  • -  Accompanied by: Directions for navigating up Delaware-Bay from the capes to Reedy-Island by Capt. James Campbell. 2 p.
  • -  LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1355
  • -  Vault
  • -  AACR2

Medium

  • map 48 x 69 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3832.D4P5 1776 .F5

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 73694805

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Fisher, Joshua, and William Faden. A chart of Delaware Bay and River, containing a full & exact description of the shores, creeks, harbours, soundings, shoals, sands, and bearings of the most considerable land marks, from the cape to Philadelphia. London, W. Faden, 1776. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/73694805/.

APA citation style:

Fisher, J. & Faden, W. (1776) A chart of Delaware Bay and River, containing a full & exact description of the shores, creeks, harbours, soundings, shoals, sands, and bearings of the most considerable land marks, from the cape to Philadelphia. London, W. Faden. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/73694805/.

MLA citation style:

Fisher, Joshua, and William Faden. A chart of Delaware Bay and River, containing a full & exact description of the shores, creeks, harbours, soundings, shoals, sands, and bearings of the most considerable land marks, from the cape to Philadelphia. London, W. Faden, 1776. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/73694805/>.