Contraction in the Jerseys. No 98, B / Large Paper by Capt. Scull ; by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants.
Contractions in the Jerseys 2 Miles an Inch A. B. C. 98

Contractions in the Jerseys 2 Miles an Inch A. B. C. 98

1779

1 map : ms. ; 50 x 76 cm

Rough draughts of surveys, begun A.D. 1778 ; 098, B

Foxed, stained, soiled, creased, frayed and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar. In ink on verso "No. 98 B." In pencil on recto: "No. 98 B". Military topographic map. Covers parts of Middlesex, Somerset and Union counties in New Jersey. Also shows buildings and owners’ names, landforms and streams. Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper. Scale as drawn 1 in. per mi. Shows relief by hachures. Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Index title, both statements of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series. Watermark: crest and pendent initials "G R" Countermark "J Whatman".

Scale [1:64,000] 2 [sic] Miles an Inch

(W 74⁰42ʹ--W 74⁰18ʹ/N 40⁰44ʹ--N 40⁰29ʹ)

Maps -- M30
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Buildings--New Jersey--Maps
Landforms--New Jersey--Maps
Landowners--New Jersey--Maps
Rivers--New Jersey--Maps
Roads--New Jersey--Maps

Middlesex County (N.J.)--History--18th century--Campaigns--Maps, Manuscript
Rahway River Valley (N.Y.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns--Maps, Manuscript
Raritan River Valley (N.J.)--History--18th century--Campaigns--Maps, Manuscript
Somerset County (N.J.)--History--18th century--Campaigns--Maps, Manuscript
Union County (N.J.)--History--18th century--Campaigns--Maps, Manuscript

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