Map The Province of New Jersey, divided into East and West, commonly called the Jerseys.

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Title

  • The Province of New Jersey, divided into East and West, commonly called the Jerseys.

Names

  • Faden, William, 1749-1836.
  • Ratzer, Bernard.
  • Bancker, Gerard, 1740-1799.

Created / Published

  • [London] 1778.

Headings

  • -  New Jersey--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  New Jersey--Administrative and political divisions--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  United States--New Jersey

Notes

  • -  Scale ca. 1:420,000.
  • -  Hand colored.
  • -  LC copy imperfect: Margins are deteriorated.
  • -  Prime meridian: Philadelphia.
  • -  Relief shown by hachures.
  • -  Shows county boundaries and "Division line run in 1743 between East New Jersey and West New Jersey."
  • -  "This map has been drawn from the survey made in 1769 ... by Bernard Ratzer ... and from another large survey of the northern parts ... by Gerard Banker."
  • -  "In this second edition great use has been made of several military surveys generously communicated by officers of the British troops and of the regiments of Hesse and Anspach."
  • -  Includes table of "Astronomical observations."
  • -  LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1239
  • -  Vault
  • -  AACR2

Medium

  • col. map, 78 x 57 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3810 1778 .F3

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 74692518

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Faden, William, Bernard Ratzer, and Gerard Bancker. The Province of New Jersey, divided into East and West, commonly called the Jerseys. [London, 1778] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/74692518/.

APA citation style:

Faden, W., Ratzer, B. & Bancker, G. (1778) The Province of New Jersey, divided into East and West, commonly called the Jerseys. [London] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/74692518/.

MLA citation style:

Faden, William, Bernard Ratzer, and Gerard Bancker. The Province of New Jersey, divided into East and West, commonly called the Jerseys. [London, 1778] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/74692518/>.