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
new jersey
maps
administrative and political divisions
united states
jersey city
province
1777
map of new jersey
early works to 1800
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
william faden
bernard ratzer
map
jerseys
ultra high resolution
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vintage maps
Date
01/01/1777
Contributors
Faden, William, 1749-1836.
Ratzer, Bernard.
Bancker, Gerard, 1740-1799.
Location
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
Public Domain