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A plan of St. Georges Ferry on Nassau-Island made the 10th August 1774,

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Scale 1:240; 20 ft. to an in.

Title on verso: St. Georges Ferry.

Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor.

Watermark: J. Whatman [and a fleur-de-lis in a cross surmounted by a crown, over the letters GR]

Shows wharf, ferry house, and "Mr. Livingston's wharf" and distilling house.

Includes "Description as agreed on at St. Georges Ferry the 10th Augt. 1774 ... "

LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1094

Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

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01/01/1774
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Bancker, Gerard, 1740-1799.
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wharves kings county maps manuscript brooklyn new york ny brooklyn new york plan georges ferry georges ferry nassau island 1774 map of new york maps high resolution early works to 1800 brooklyn american revolution and its era maps and charts of north america and the west indies 1750 1789 military battles and campaigns geography and map division gerard bancker map ultra high resolution city plans historical maps new york vintage maps