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Plan of the peninsula of Chesopeak Bay

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Title Plan of the peninsula of Chesopeak Bay

Creator Hills, John, surveyor

Date 1781

Place Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean--Chesapeake Bay, United States--Chesapeake Bay Region, United States--Delmarva Peninsula

Language English

Subjects Manuscript maps, Nautical charts

Description "NB. The soundings up to Turkey Point where taken on 1777."
Related to two ms. variants in the Crown collection at the British Musuem and the Germain papers at the University of Michigan Clements Library. For a biographical sketch of Hills and a list of his works and their locations, cf. Guthorn.
Pen-and-ink, watercolor and wash (blue, green, yellow, red).
Sectioned into 20 panels and mounted on cloth; cloth subsequently removed as backing.

Summary Covers the Delmarva Peninsula and the Chesapeake Bay region; roughly bounded by Philadelphia, Cape May, Cape Henry, Suffolk, Jamestown, and Baltimore. Identifies rivers and towns; shows principal road network. Soundings in fathoms given for Chesapeake Bay. Does not show troop movements or military information.

Extent 1 ms. map : hand col. ; 1,204 x 617 mm

Format Early works

Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection

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Call Number VAULT drawer Ayer MS map 240

BibID 991255668805867

Projects Tag Edward E. Ayer Digital Collection

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 10380px × 18468px 548.48 MB

File Created 06/13/2014

Filename 991255668805867_ayer_ms_map_240.tif

Unique Identifier NL11HYOL

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