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Map 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.

Created / Published

  • [1781?]

Headings

  • -  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
  • -  United States--Maryland--Chesapeake Bay
  • -  United States--Virginia--Chesapeake Bay
  • -  United States--Virginia--Virginia Peninsula
  • -  United States--Virginia--York River
  • -  United States--Virginia--James River

Notes

  • -  Scale ca. 1:200,000.
  • -  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.
  • -  Vault
  • -  AACR2

Medium

  • map 47 x 37 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3842.C5P5 1781 .C4

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 74691683

Online Format

  • image

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