Plan of the peninsula of Chesopeak [sic] Bay / compiled from actual surveys by Iohn Hills, assistant engineer, 1781. 1781.

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Plan of the peninsula of Chesopeak [sic] Bay / compiled from actual surveys by Iohn Hills, assistant engineer, 1781. 1781.

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Covers the Delmarva Peninsula and the Chesapeake Bay region; roughly bounded by Philadelphia, Cape May, Cape Henry, Suffolk, Jamestown, and Baltimore. Identifies rivers and towns; shows principal road network. Soundings in fathoms given for Chesapeake Bay. Does not show troop movements or military information.

1 ms. map : hand col. ; 1,204 x 617 mm.

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