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Map This map of the peninsula between Delaware & Chesopeak Bays, with the said bays and shores adjacent drawn from the most accurate surveys.

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Title

  • This map of the peninsula between Delaware & Chesopeak Bays, with the said bays and shores adjacent drawn from the most accurate surveys.

Names

  • Churchman, John, 1753-1805.
  • American Philosophical Society.

Created / Published

  • [Philadelphia? 1778?]

Headings

  • -  Delmarva Peninsula--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  United States--Delmarva Peninsula
  • -  United States--Maryland--Chesapeake Bay
  • -  United States--Virginia--Chesapeake Bay

Notes

  • -  Scale ca. 1:650,000.
  • -  Prime meridian: Philadelphia.
  • -  Inscribed "To the American Philosophical Society."
  • -  Hand colored.
  • -  LC copy imperfect: Deteriorated along folds.
  • -  LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1376
  • -  Vault
  • -  AACR2: 100; 651/1; 651/2; 710/1

Medium

  • col. map 57 x 43 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3792.D45 1778 .C5

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • gm71000974

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Churchman, John, and American Philosophical Society. This map of the peninsula between Delaware & Chesopeak Bays, with the said bays and shores adjacent drawn from the most accurate surveys. [Philadelphia? ?, 1778] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/gm71000974/.

APA citation style:

Churchman, J. & American Philosophical Society. (1778) This map of the peninsula between Delaware & Chesopeak Bays, with the said bays and shores adjacent drawn from the most accurate surveys. [Philadelphia? ?] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/gm71000974/.

MLA citation style:

Churchman, John, and American Philosophical Society. This map of the peninsula between Delaware & Chesopeak Bays, with the said bays and shores adjacent drawn from the most accurate surveys. [Philadelphia? ?, 1778] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/gm71000974/>.