Chart showing the depth of the James and York rivers as they enter Chesapeake Bay, with towns adjacent

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Chart showing the depth of the James and York rivers as they enter Chesapeake Bay, with towns adjacent
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Title:
Chart showing the depth of the James and York rivers as they enter Chesapeake Bay, with towns adjacent
Date:
[1781?]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Manuscripts
Location:
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
Collection (local):
Library of Congress Collection
Subjects:
Nautical charts--Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)--Early works to 1800
Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Virginia Peninsula (Va.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
York River (Va.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
James River (Va.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Places:
Chesapeake Bay
York (river)
James (river)
Extent:
1 manuscript map 47 x 37 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. 1:200,000
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
https://lccn.loc.gov/74691683
Notes:
Title from P. L. Phillips' A list of maps of America, p. 227.
Manuscript, pen-and-ink.
Oriented with north to the right.
Shows settlements, points of interest, and aids to navigation.
Identifier:
ct004166