A plan of the east part of Long Island Sound : from remarks made on board His Majesty's ship the Lark, A.D. 1777

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A plan of the east part of Long Island Sound
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Item Information

Title:
A plan of the east part of Long Island Sound : from remarks made on board His Majesty's ship the Lark, A.D. 1777
Creator:
Knatchbull, Charles
Date:
[1777]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Manuscripts
Location:
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
Collection (local):
Library of Congress Collection
Subjects:
Nautical charts--Long Island Sound (N.Y. and Conn.)--Early works to 1800
Long Island Sound (N.Y. and Conn.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Places:
Long Island Sound (bay)
Extent:
1 manuscript map : hand color 52 x 75 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
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Scale:
Scale ca. 1:127,000
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
https://lccn.loc.gov/73691641
Notes:
Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor.
Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings.
LC copy annotated: By Lieutt. Knatchbull, Recd. 31 Jany. 1778.
Includes directions for navigation and profile "The appearance of Montoc Point and the land to the w[es]tward diste. 3 leag. off shore."
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Notes (citation):
LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1228
Identifier:
ar122800