Map This map of the peninsula between Delaware & Chesopeak Bays, with the said bays and shores adjacent drawn from the most accurate surveys.


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Title
This map of the peninsula between Delaware & Chesopeak Bays, with the said bays and shores adjacent drawn from the most accurate surveys.
Contributor Names
Churchman, John, 1753-1805.
American Philosophical Society.
Created / Published
[Philadelphia? 1778?]
Subject Headings
-  Delmarva Peninsula--Maps--Early works to 1800
-  Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
-  United States--Delmarva Peninsula
-  United States--Maryland--Chesapeake Bay
-  United States--Virginia--Chesapeake Bay
Notes
-  Scale ca. 1:650,000.
-  Prime meridian: Philadelphia.
-  Inscribed "To the American Philosophical Society."
-  Hand colored.
-  LC copy imperfect: Deteriorated along folds.
-  LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1376
-  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
-  Vault
-  AACR2: 100; 651/1; 651/2; 710/1
Medium
col. map 57 x 43 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
G3792.D45 1778 .C5
Repository
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3792d.ar137601
Library of Congress Control Number
gm71000974
Online Format
image
LCCN Permalink
https://lccn.loc.gov/gm71000974
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Chicago citation style:

Churchman, John, and American Philosophical Society. This map of the peninsula between Delaware & Chesopeak Bays, with the said bays and shores adjacent drawn from the most accurate surveys. [Philadelphia? ?, 1778] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/gm71000974/.

APA citation style:

Churchman, J. & American Philosophical Society. (1778) This map of the peninsula between Delaware & Chesopeak Bays, with the said bays and shores adjacent drawn from the most accurate surveys. [Philadelphia? ?] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/gm71000974/.

MLA citation style:

Churchman, John, and American Philosophical Society. This map of the peninsula between Delaware & Chesopeak Bays, with the said bays and shores adjacent drawn from the most accurate surveys. [Philadelphia? ?, 1778] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/gm71000974/>.

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