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Map A map of the state of Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland : with the soundings of the Bay of Delaware

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Title

  • A map of the state of Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland : with the soundings of the Bay of Delaware

Names

  • Varle, Charles, cartographer.
  • Shallus, Francis, engraver.

Created / Published

  • [Philadelphia?] : [Publisher not identified], [1801]

Headings

  • -  Delaware--Maps
  • -  Eastern Shore (Md. and Va.)--Maps
  • -  Delaware Bay (Del. and N.J.)--Maps
  • -  United States--Delaware
  • -  United States--Maryland--Eastern Shore
  • -  United States--Delaware--Delaware Bay
  • -  United States--New Jersey--Delaware Bay

Genre

  • Early maps
  • Nautical charts

Notes

  • -  Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings.
  • -  Oriented with north to the right.
  • -  Includes illustrations.
  • -  Includes testimonial from pilots to the left of title, dated October 20th 1801.
  • -  LC copy sectioned in two and mounted on coarse linen. Shellacked and darkened, with losses along all edges.

Medium

  • 1 map ; 72 x 104 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3830 1801 .V31

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2018590124

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Varle, Charles, Cartographer, and Francis Shallus. A map of the state of Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland: with the soundings of the Bay of Delaware. [Philadelphia?: Publisher not identified, 1801] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2018590124/.

APA citation style:

Varle, C. & Shallus, F. (1801) A map of the state of Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland: with the soundings of the Bay of Delaware. [Philadelphia?: Publisher not identified] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2018590124/.

MLA citation style:

Varle, Charles, Cartographer, and Francis Shallus. A map of the state of Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland: with the soundings of the Bay of Delaware. [Philadelphia?: Publisher not identified, 1801] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2018590124/>.