1779 Joshua Fisher's Chart of the Delaware Bay

A Chart of Delaware Bay and River, from the Original by Mr. Fisher of Philadelphia 1776. From Gentleman's Magazine, July, 1779. (London). Joshua Fisher made the first chart of Delaware Bay in 1756 and then produced an improved and expanded edition in 1776. The Fisher map was the most important map of the bay and river in the eighteenth century. This chart was derived from the 1776 edition. This map provides good detail of the towns and creeks along the bay and river from Cape Henlopen and Cape May up to Philadelphia. The primary ship channels and navigational hazards are also shown. Compass rose with north to the right, and rhumb lines. A nice Revolutionary War era map of the area. Jolly, Maps of America in Periodicals before 1800: 329. A very good example with very light offsetting and a few minor spots. Measures 7¼”x 9¼” framed to an overall size of 10¼”x 12½”. Also included the July, 1779 issue of Gentleman's Magazine in which this map was removed.

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