Three maps [i.e. map on 3 sheets] of northern New Jersey, with reference to the boundary between New York and New Jersey

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Three maps [i.e. map on 3 sheets] of northern New Jersey, with reference to the boundary between New York and New Jersey
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Title:
Three maps [i.e. map on 3 sheets] of northern New Jersey, with reference to the boundary between New York and New Jersey
Title (alt.):
Three maps of northern New Jersey, with reference to the boundary between New York and New Jersey
Date:
[1769?]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Manuscripts
Location:
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
Collection (local):
Library of Congress Collection
Subjects:
New Jersey--Boundaries--New York (State)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
New York (State)--Boundaries--New Jersey--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
New Jersey--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Places:
New York
New Jersey
Extent:
1 manuscript map : hand color, on 3 sheets 61 x 59 cm. or smaller mounted on 2 sheets.
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. 1:180,000
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
https://lccn.loc.gov/gm71000590
Notes:
Title from William Faden's Catalogue of a curious and valuable collection of original maps and plans. Boston, 1862.
Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor.
Relief shown by hachures and shading.
Imperfect: Edges torn.
Shows roads, county and township boundaries, land grants, the division line between East and West Jersey, 5 different proposed division lines between New Jersey and New York by separate claims and surveys, and part of long island.
Notes (citation):
LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1245
Identifier:
ar124500z