The harbour of New York, Entrance to Chesapeake Bay, coastal views. Blunt, Edmund M. (Edmund March), 1770-1862; Adams, D. P. 1827
View larger, zoomable image (turn off pop-up blocker) Full Title: The harbour of New York surveyed by Edmund Blunt. (with) Entrance fo the Chesapeake Bay, reduced from the surveys made by D.P. Adams and others by order of the Navy Commissioners of the U.S. by E. Blunt. (with) Views of land between Cape Henlopen and Cape Charles. (insets on 1st sheet of : The coast of the United States of North America; from New York to St. Augustine drawn and regulated according the the latest surveys and astronomical observations by Edmund Blunt). New York: published and sold by E. & G.W. Blunt, 154 Water Street cor. of Maiden Lane. Engraved & printed by W. Hooker, 202 Water Street, New York, 1827. Author: Blunt, Edmund M. (Edmund March), 1770-1862; Adams, D. P. Date: 1827 This historical cartographic image is part of the David Rumsey Historical Map Collection, www.davidrumsey.com, a large collection of online antique, rare, old, and historical maps, atlases, globes, charts, and other cartographic items. Read more about the Collection. Or you can view the entire David Rumsey Map Collection in Insight. Full David Rumsey Map Collection Catalog Record: Author: Blunt, Edmund M. (Edmund March), 1770-1862; Adams, D. P. Date: 1827 Short Title: The harbour of New York, Entrance to Chesapeake Bay, coastal views. Publisher: New York: E. & G.W. Blunt. Type: Chart Map Object Height cm: 51 Object Width cm: 94 Scale 1: 900,000 Note: First of 4-sheet sheet engraved nautical chart. This composed of 2 insets and 13 coastal profiles. Relief shown by hachures; depths shown by soundings. Light house coloring added by hand in red. Scale of New York harbor chart (ca. 1:135,000) Reference: Guthorn, United States coastal charts, p. 9. State / Province: New York ; Virginia ; U.S. North East City: New York (N.Y.) Full Title: The harbour of New York surveyed by Edmund Blunt. (with) Entrance fo the Chesapeake Bay, reduced from the surveys made by D.P. Adams and others by order of the Navy Commissioners of the U.S. by E. Blunt. (with) Views of land between Cape Henlopen and Cape Charles. (insets on 1st sheet of : The coast of the United States of North America; from New York to St. Augustine drawn and regulated according the the latest surveys and astronomical observations by Edmund Blunt). New York: published and sold by E. & G.W. Blunt, 154 Water Street cor. of Maiden Lane. Engraved & printed by W. Hooker, 202 Water Street, New York, 1827. List No: 4662.005 Series No: 6 Engraver or Printer: Hooker, William Published In: (Atlas of 4 charts on 10 sheets) The north eastern coast of North America from New York to Cape Canso including Sable Island by Edmund Blunt. Published & Sold by E. & G.W. Blunt, No. 154 Water Street ... G. Ely Sct. Engd. by D.R. Harrison. Entered ... 22nd day of July 1828, by Edmund Blunt ... New York (3 sheets); The coast of the United States of North America from New York to St. Augustine: drawn and regulated according to the latest surveys and astronomical observation: by Edmund Blunt ... (4 sheets, 1827); The Bahama Banks and Gulf of Florida by Edmund Blunt Hydrographer ... (2 sheets, 1827); The coasts of West Florida, Alabama, Mississippi & Louisiana: Drawn from the surveys of Gauld, and improved from other authorities by Edmund Blunt (1 sheet, 1828). Publication Author: E. & G.W. Blunt (Firm) Publication Date: 1828 Publication Reference: cf Phillips. 3661; Guthorn. p.9-10, 56, 92-93, 160-161. Publication Note: An unusual made up atlas of Blunt's charts in excellent condition, bound in quarter leather marbled paper covered boards for a French owner, with a small leather label on the spine: "Blunt. Ameriq. Septentrionale." The four charts on 10 sheets are all in first editions. Atlases of Blunt's charts are rare, with the Library of Congress atlas of 14 charts on 29 sheets the only other one we have seen. Publication List No: 4662.000 Publication Type: Chart Atlas Publication Maps: 10 Publication Height cm: 67 Publication Width cm: 53 Image No: 4662005
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