The province of New Jersey, divided into east and west, commonly called the Jerseys

Containers:
Drawer 122 : L : 6, Section 1
Creator:
Faden, William, 1749-1836, Ratzer, Bernard, and Bancker, Gerard, 1740-1799
Extent:
1 Sheets
Scope and content:

Bernard Ratzer, a Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery, prepared a survey of New Jersey in 1769 to assist the Boundary Commission in settling a long standing boundary dispute between the states of New York and New Jersey. London mapmaker William Faden published Ratzer's survey as a finished map in 1777 in his North American Atlas. Published during the American Revolution, the map depicts the area known to George Washington before the Battle of Monmouth, and shows the fortification at Valley Forge. Despite having several errors of location, the map is finely executed, and contains an elaborate cartouche of a farmhouse with landscape in the upper left corner. Displayed here is the first English edition of the map. A French derivative of this map by Georges-Louis LeRouge may be viewed online at: http://maps.bpl.org/id/rb15252.

Language:
English .
Custodial history:

Client reference #48; WAG #289195

Martayan Lan, 8 November 1991.

Material specific details:
Scale [ca. 1:420,000]. 1st issue. 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."
Physical description:
Backed crease fold.
Physical facet:
1 map : hand colored
Dimensions:
77 x 55 cm
Other descriptive data:

[London] : Wm. Faden, 1777

Related material:

Comparative cartography [Stevens & Tree], 37a. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1238

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