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Map of New-York Bay and Harbor and the environs : [with colored manuscript additions to show positions of troops and fleets at the Battle of Long Island, 1776]
- Title
- Map of New-York Bay and Harbor and the environs : [with colored manuscript additions to show positions of troops and fleets at the Battle of Long Island, 1776] / founded upon a trigonometrical survey under the direction of F.R. Hassler, superintendent of the Survey of the Coast of the United States ; triangulation by James Ferguson and Edmund Blunt, assistants ; the hydrography under the direction of Thomas R. Gedney, lieutenant U.S. Navy ; the topography by C. Renard, T.A. Jenkins & B.F. Sands assists. ; A.D. Bache superintendent ; verified by Lieut. A.A. Humphreys, topl. engrs. assistant, U.S. Coast Survey.
- Author
- United States Coast Survey.
- Publication
- [Washington, D.C.] : Survey of the Coast of the United States, 1845.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Cartographic | Supervised use | Map Div. 01-1767 | Schwarzman Building - Map Division Room 117 |
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- Additional Authors
- Hassler, F. R. (Ferdinand Rudolph), 1770-1843.
- Ferguson, James, 1797-1867.
- Blunt, Edmund M.
- Gedney, Thomas R.
- Renard, C.
- Jenkins, T.A.
- Sands, B. F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1811-1883.
- Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867.
- Humphreys, A. A. (Andrew Atkinson), 1810-1883.
- Siebert, Selmar.
- Rollé, A.
- Lawson, Oscar A., 1813-1854.
- Farley, John, 1802 or 1803-1874.
- Dankworth, Frederick, approximately 1804-
- Knight, J. (Jonathan), 1787-1858.
- Mathiot, G.
- Description
- 1 map; 61 x 88 cm.
- Donor/Sponsor
- National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
- Subject
- Note
- Relief shown by hachures; depths shown by soundings.
- "Topography engraved by S. Siebert & A. Rolle; views engraved by O.A. Lawson ; engraving supervised & views of the coast drawn by J. Farley ; hydrography engraved by F. Dankworth ; lettering by F. Dankworth & J. Knight."
- Prime meridians: New York and Greenwich.
- In upper right margin: Electrotype copy no. 7, by G. Mathiot U.S.C.S.
- Annotated with red and blue ink to show positions of troops and fleets at the Battle of Long Island.
- Includes text, table of currents, and 4 coastal panoramas.
- Call Number
- Map Div. 01-1767
- OCLC
- 45848513
- Author
- United States Coast Survey.
- Title
- Map of New-York Bay and Harbor and the environs : [with colored manuscript additions to show positions of troops and fleets at the Battle of Long Island, 1776] / founded upon a trigonometrical survey under the direction of F.R. Hassler, superintendent of the Survey of the Coast of the United States ; triangulation by James Ferguson and Edmund Blunt, assistants ; the hydrography under the direction of Thomas R. Gedney, lieutenant U.S. Navy ; the topography by C. Renard, T.A. Jenkins & B.F. Sands assists. ; A.D. Bache superintendent ; verified by Lieut. A.A. Humphreys, topl. engrs. assistant, U.S. Coast Survey.
- Imprint
- [Washington, D.C.] : Survey of the Coast of the United States, 1845.
- Cartographic Data
- Scale 1:80,000 (W 74⁰19ʹ--W 73⁰28ʹ/N 40⁰45ʹ--N 40⁰18ʹ).
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Hassler, F. R. (Ferdinand Rudolph), 1770-1843.Ferguson, James, 1797-1867.Blunt, Edmund M.Gedney, Thomas R.Renard, C.Jenkins, T.A.Sands, B. F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1811-1883.Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867.Humphreys, A. A. (Andrew Atkinson), 1810-1883.Siebert, Selmar.Rollé, A.Lawson, Oscar A., 1813-1854.Farley, John, 1802 or 1803-1874.Dankworth, Frederick, approximately 1804-Knight, J. (Jonathan), 1787-1858.Mathiot, G.
- Research Call Number
- Map Div. 01-1767 [Filed with N.Y.S. Rev. War. Long Island Battle of, 1776]