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A chart of New York Harbour with the soundings views of land marks and nautical directions : for the use of pilotage

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Creator	Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Frederick Wallet), 1722-1824
Contributor	Knight, John
Contributor	Hunter, John, 1737-1821
Date	1777
Name on Item	composed from surveys and observations of lieutenants John Knight, John Hunter of the Navy & others.
Publisher	Publish'd by J.F.W. Des Barres Esqr.
Scale	Scale [ca. 1:52,000]
Language	English
Location	George Washington's Mount Vernon
Collection (local)	Richard H. Brown Revolutionary War Map Collection at Mount Vernon
Subjects	Nautical charts--New York Harbor (N.Y. and N.J.)--Early works to 1800 Harbors--New York (State)--New York Region--Maps--Early works to 1800 Nautical charts--New York (State)--New York Region--Early works to 1800 New York Harbor (N.Y. and N.J.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places	New York North and Central America United States
Extent	1 map : hand col. ; 80 x 56 cm.
Terms and License	No known copyright restrictions. This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
Notes	2nd state. Relief shown by hachures and shading. Depths shown by soundings. Appears in Des Barres's Atlantic Neptune. Inset views: Bond Hollow bearing s. b[y] e. -- Mount Pleasant half way between the cedars on the Hook & the light house.