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A new chart of the coast of America from Philadelphia to Halifax Harbor

Title
A new chart of the coast of America from Philadelphia to Halifax Harbor / by Wm. Heather, 1809 ; Stephenson, engraver.
Author
Heather, William, 1764-1812.
Publication
London : Published as the Act directs ... by William Heather, at the Navigation Warehouse, No. 157, Leadenhall Street, Novr. 1st, 1809.

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CartographicSupervised use Map Div. 01-5243Schwarzman Building M1A - Map Division Room 117

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Additional Authors
Stephenson, J., engraver.
Description
1 map : hand col.; 75 x 208 cm.
Donor/Sponsor
National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Subjects
Note
  • Relief shown pictorially and with hachures. Depths shown by soundings.
  • Oriented with north toward the upper right.
  • "Longitude west from London."
  • Annotated with yellow and red color to show lighthouses.
  • Backed with blue paper.
  • Includes notes and 7 panoramic views of sections of the coastline.
  • Insets: The harbor of New York -- The harbor of Boston -- The harbor of Halifax.
Call Number
Map Div. 01-5243
OCLC
47100479
Author
Heather, William, 1764-1812.
Title
A new chart of the coast of America from Philadelphia to Halifax Harbor / by Wm. Heather, 1809 ; Stephenson, engraver.
Imprint
London : Published as the Act directs ... by William Heather, at the Navigation Warehouse, No. 157, Leadenhall Street, Novr. 1st, 1809.
Cartographic Data
Scale [ca. 1:640,000] (W 77⁰30ʹ--W 61⁰40ʹ/N 46⁰40ʹ--N 36⁰45ʹ).
Local Note
NYPL copy has ms. notes in ink on verso: Chart of the coast of America from Philadelphia to Halifax Harbor. 63.
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Added Author
Stephenson, J., engraver.
Research Call Number
Map Div. 01-5243 [Filed with North America]
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