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The coast of a part of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and part of East Florida, with the bays, soundings, banks, roks, shoals, currents, and other nautical remarks, correctet and improved from the original materials and the latest actual surveys, 1784

 Item — Container: Closed Stacks, Drawer: 32
Identifier: 2020-IL-001-104

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection contains approximately 300 rare printed maps, unique manuscript maps, and published texts collected by Richard H. Brown, which pertain to the American Revolutionary War era.

Dates

  • 1784

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research during scheduled appointments. Researchers must complete the Washington Library’s Special Collections and Archives Registration Form before access is provided. The library reserves the right to restrict access to certain items for preservation purposes.

Extent

1 Sheets : 1 chart ; 59 x 108 cm

Language of Materials

English

Dutch; Flemish

Reference numbers

Client reference #165; WAG #289346

Provenance

Richard Arkway, 13 July 1999.

Related references

LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 219

Additional details

Scale [ca. 1:1,290,000]. Prime meridians: Paris, Tenerife, and Greenwich. Relief shown by hachures. Depth shown by soundings. Inset: Plan of Charlestown. Chart in English. Scale bar in English and Dutch.

Condition

Some light wear.

Created/Published

Amsterdam : G. H. van Keulen, 1784

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections at The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon Repository

Contact:
PO Box 3600
Mount Vernon VA 22121
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