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A chart of Delawar River from Bombay Hook to Ridley Creek, with soundings &c taken by Lt. Knight of the Navy

Metadata

Creator	Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1722-1824
Contributor	Knight, John
Contributor	Hunter, John, 1737-1821
Date	1779
Name on Item	Composed and published for use of pilotage by J.F.W. Des Barres.
Publisher	J.F.W. Des Barres
Scale	Scale ca. 1:75,000
Language	English
Location	George Washington's Mount Vernon
Collection (local)	Richard H. Brown Revolutionary War Map Collection at Mount Vernon
Subjects	Nautical charts--Delaware River (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.)--Early works to 1800 Delaware River (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places	Delaware River North and Central America United States
Extent	1 map : col. ; 76 x 54 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	Depths shown by soundings. Includes "A plan of Delawar River from Chester to Philadelphia, shewing the situation of His Majesty's ships & c on the 15th Novr. 1777. Surveyed and sounded by Lieutenant John Hunter of the Navy," ca. 1:29,000, and index to defenses.