The Province of New Jersey, divided into East and West, commonly called the Jerseys.
Summary
Scale ca. 1:420,000.
Hand colored.
LC copy 2 imperfect: Deteriorated in margins.
Prime meridian: Philadelphia.
Relief shown by hachures.
Shows county boundaries and "Division line run in 1743 between East New Jersey and West New Jersey."
"This map has been drawn from the survey made in 1769 ... by Bernard Ratzer ... and from another large survey of the northern parts ... by Gerard Banker."
Appears in William Faden's The North American atlas. 1777.
Includes table of "Astronomical observations."
LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1238
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Includes table of "Astronomical observations."
Vault
AACR2: 100; 651/1; 651/2; 700/2
Tags
Date
01/01/1777
Contributors
Faden, William, 1749-1836.
Ratzer, Bernard.
Bancker, Gerard, 1740-1799.
Location
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
Public Domain