Plano de Philadelphia

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Plano de Philadelphia
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Item Information

Title:
Plano de Philadelphia
Creator:
Fisher, Joshua, 1707-1783
Date:
[1770?–1779?]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Manuscripts
Location:
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
Collection (local):
Library of Congress Collection
Subjects:
Nautical charts--Delaware Bay (Del. and N.J.)--Early works to 1800
Delaware Bay (Del. and N.J.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Nautical charts--Delaware River Watershed (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.)--Early works to 1800
Delaware River Watershed (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Places:
Delaware River
Delaware Bay
Extent:
1 manuscript map 49 x 72 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. 1:220,000
Language:
French
Catalog Record:
https://lccn.loc.gov/74691685
Notes:
Manuscript, pen and ink.
Copied from Joshua Fishers' "To the merchants & insurers of the city of Philadelphia, this chart of Delaware Bay and river."
Depths shown in fathoms.
Oriented with north to the right.
Shows shipping channels.
Notes (citation):
LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1353
Identifier:
ar135300