File:A chart of the coast of New York, New Jersey, Pensilvania (sic), Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, &c. Composed from the deposit of surveys of the Right Honourable the Lords of Trade, with soundings and nautical remarks RMG K0858.jpg
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Des Barres; Joseph Frederick Wallet Des Barres; Knight, John |
Description |
English: A chart of the coast of New York, New Jersey, Pensilvania [sic], Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, &c. Composed from the deposit of surveys of the Right Honourable the Lords of Trade, with soundings and nautical remarks from Lt. Jno. Knight of the Navy & others.Three sheets. Engraved. Scale: ca. 1:620 000 (bar). Cartographic Note: Variation shown 1 degree W off New York harbour, 6 degrees W off Cape James and 5 degrees W off the Chesapeake. Tidal symbols shown. Bar scales in nautical and statute miles. Plate same as HNS145A. Other features: Printed on Whatman paper. Pencil position fixes south of New York and calculation in right margin. HNS 145C A chart of the coast of New York, New Jersey, Pensilvania [sic] |
Date |
1780 date QS:P571,+1780-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
Dimensions | Plate impressions >54 x 77.5cm, >53.5 x 77.5cm and >54 x 77.5cm. |
Notes | All three copper plates are held by the New York Historical Society. |
Source/Photographer | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/560679 |
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Identifier InfoField | id number: HNS145C previous number: HNS 145 |
Collection InfoField | Charts and maps |
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Horizontal resolution | 72 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 72 dpi |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop CS Macintosh |
File change date and time | 16:46, 2 June 2005 |
Color space | Uncalibrated |
Image width | 645 px |
Image height | 1,280 px |
Date and time of digitizing | 17:46, 2 June 2005 |
Date metadata was last modified | 17:46, 2 June 2005 |
IIM version | 2 |