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Chart and Plan of the Harbour of New York

Peter Van Steenbergh

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black-and-white map with a thin border. Map displays a harbor with land on all sides. Top-left features a box with title text: "Chart and Plan of the Harbour of New York". Smaller text below title reads: "Comprehending the Country from Sandy Hook & Kingsbridge, Both by Land and Sea". Below map text reads: "Dated 1781". Map's focus on harbor with detailed coastline and a compass rose in the bottom-right. Land areas labeled with place names including: - New Jersey - Staten Island - Long Island - New York - Raritan River - Amboy Bay. A scale is marked as "Scale of Miles".

Artwork Details

Date
1794
Medium
Pen and iron-gall ink on off-white laid paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
496 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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