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New York, Philada, + Neighboring Country : 8 miles to an Inch. No. 66 / [fr.] S. Dewitt ; by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants.

Imperfect: lacking two 1 x 1 cm. patches near center of map. In ink on verso: "No. 66-". In pencil on recto: "No 66". Military topographic map. Covers northern New Jersey and adjacent parts of Pennsylvania, New York south of New Paltz, and western Connecticut. Shows roads, towns, streams. Pen-and-ink, grey wash, pencil on laid paper. Prime meridian New York (N.Y.). Shows some relief by hachures. Stained, creased, frayed and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Lined with China paper.

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Imperfect: lacking two 1 x 1 cm. patches near center of map. In ink on verso: "No. 66-". In pencil on recto: "No 66". Military topographic map. Covers northern New Jersey and adjacent parts of Pennsylvania, New York south of New Paltz, and western Connecticut. Shows roads, towns, streams. Pen-and-ink, grey wash, pencil on laid paper. Prime meridian New York (N.Y.). Shows some relief by hachures. Stained, creased, frayed and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Lined with China paper. Sheathed in mylar. Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Index title, both statements of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series. Watermark: "L V Gerreink [sic]" below shield; countermark: "IV". References: Guthorn, Peter J. American Maps and Map Makers of the Revolution, p. 17-22.
PID
nyhs:243288
NYHS Identifier
Maps -- M30
M004557
n000090m
Owning Institution
Full Title
New York, Philada, + Neighboring Country : 8 miles to an Inch. No. 66 / [fr.] S. Dewitt ; by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants.
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Digital Origin
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Date Created
1779
Date Issued
1779
Extent
1 map : ms. ; 45 x 36 cm
Archival Coordinates
(W75⁰15ʹ--W73.⁰20ʹ/N41⁰50ʹ--N39⁰40ʹ)
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