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Map Sketch of the road from Paulus Hook and Hobocken to New Bridge.

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Title

  • Sketch of the road from Paulus Hook and Hobocken to New Bridge.

Names

  • Hills, John (Surveyor)
  • Morgan, Benjamin (Draftsman)

Created / Published

  • 1778.

Headings

  • -  Roads--New Jersey--Hudson County--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Roads--New Jersey--Paulus Hook Region--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Manuscript maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  United States--New Jersey--Hudson County
  • -  United States--New Jersey--Paulus Hook Region

Notes

  • -  Scale ca. 1:24,000; 800 paces to an in.
  • -  Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor.
  • -  Has watermarks.
  • -  Oriented with north toward the upper left.
  • -  Relief shown pictorially and by shading.
  • -  Authorship attributed to B. Morgan and J. Hills in the table of contents of the collection.
  • -  Includes note Fort Constitution "Evacuated by the rebels, 18th Novr. 1776."
  • -  Accompanied by Hills map collection title page and table of contents.
  • -  LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1285
  • -  Vault
  • -  AACR2: 440; 651/1; 651/2; 650/3; 700

Medium

  • col. map ; 72 x 61 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3813.H7P2 1778 .H5

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • gm72003607

Online Format

  • image

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Hills, John, and Benjamin Morgan. Sketch of the road from Paulus Hook and Hobocken to New Bridge. 1778. Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/gm72003607/.

APA citation style:

Hills, J. & Morgan, B. (1778) Sketch of the road from Paulus Hook and Hobocken to New Bridge. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/gm72003607/.

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Hills, John, and Benjamin Morgan. Sketch of the road from Paulus Hook and Hobocken to New Bridge. 1778. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/gm72003607/>.