The Province of New Jersey, divided into East and West, commonly called the Jerseys.
Summary
Scale ca. 1:430,000.
Hand colored.
LC copy imperfect: Deteriorated along folds.
Prime meridian: Philadelphia.
Relief shown by hachures.
Cartographic source note in English and French.
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."
Includes table of "Astronomical observations."
LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1240
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Vault
AACR2: 100; 651/1; 651/2; 700/1; 700/2; 700/3
Tags
Date
01/01/1777
Contributors
Faden, William, 1749-1836.
Croisey, P.
Ratzer, Bernard.
Bancker, Gerard, 1740-1799.
Perrier et Verrier.
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
Public Domain