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On Display: House - Shipley Room
Map (Line engraving)
A/ CHART/ OF/ DELAWARE BAY/ AND RIVER,/ Containing a full and exact description of the/ SHORES, CREEKS, HARBOURS, SOUNDINGS, SHOALS, SANDS/ and Bearings of the most considerable Land Marks, from the/ CAPES TO PHILADELPHIA./ Taken from the ORIGINAL CHART/ Published at Philadelphia/ BY JOSHUA FISHER.
W. Haydon, Joshua Fisher, Andrew Dury
November 30 1776 (1776-1776)
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
W. Haydon (Engraver)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1959.1384
Credit Line/Donor
Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1959.1384
Object Name
Map (Line engraving)
Title
A/ CHART/ OF/ DELAWARE BAY/ AND RIVER,/ Containing a full and exact description of the/ SHORES, CREEKS, HARBOURS, SOUNDINGS, SHOALS, SANDS/ and Bearings of the most considerable Land Marks, from the/ CAPES TO PHILADELPHIA./ Taken from the ORIGINAL CHART/ Published at Philadelphia/ BY JOSHUA FISHER.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
W. Haydon (Engraver); Joshua Fisher (Publisher); Andrew Dury (Publisher)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
November 30 1776 (1776-1776)
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right, within image
Inscription: W. Haydon Sculp.\t
Type: Inscription
Location: Beneath title
Inscription: LONDON. Published according to Act of Parliament,/ 30.\th November, 1776; by ANDREW DURY,/ Duke's Court, S.\t Martins Lane.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Etched
- Engraved
- Line engraved
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
20 (H) x 29 (W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
50.8 (H) x 73.66 (W)
Publisher Summary
A. Dury
Publisher Date
11/30/1776
Place of Publication
London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
A. Dury
Coloring
Hand colored with translucent watercolors