Three submaps. Appeared in informaqtion from RLIN record. Cartouche: River Scene. Submaps: Chart of the mouth of Hudson's River, from Sandy Hook to New York; Plan of Amboy, With its Environs, from an actual survey; Plan of the City of New York.. " Drawn by Major Holland, Surveyor General, of the Northern District in America. Corrected and improved from the Original Material, by Govern. Poiwnell, Member of Parliament 1776." Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-maps. Verso Text: MS note: 592.
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Extent
1 map ; hand col. ; 134 x 52 cm., sheet 137 x 55 cm.
Northeastern States--Maps--Early works to 1800 New York (State)--Maps--Early works to 1800 New Jersey--Maps--Early works to 1800 New York (N.Y.)--Maps--Early works to 1800 Perth Amboy (N.J.)--Maps--Early works to 1800 Québec (Province)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Time Period
1776
Place
North America United States New York New Jersey Connecticut Vermont Canada Québec W76° W73°/N 47° N 39°
Source
Huntington Rare Book Maps Maps, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance
Purchased en bloc by HEH from the Museum Book Store, June 7, 1927.
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