[Five views of New York and approaches]

Single sheet. Engraved. Contents Note: The Highland of Neversunk; The south shore of Long Island; New York with the entrance of the North and East Rivers; the lighthouse on Sandy Hook; The Narrows, between Red and Yellow Hook, on Long Island. Plate changes: Coastal elevations increased and vessels added to all views. Other features: Printed on Bates paper. Watercolour.

Object Details

ID: HNS153B
Type: Chart
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Des Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet; Des Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet
Date made: 1777
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
Measurements: Plate impression 75.5 x 54.5cm.
Parts: [Five views of New York and approaches] (Chart)