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Plan of the entrance into Cape Fear harbour, North Carolina

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Plan of the entrance into Cape Fear harbour, North Carolina

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Title
Plan of the entrance into Cape Fear harbour, North Carolina
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

North Carolina

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1775 (Questionable)
Place: London?
Publisher: publisher not identified
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 17-5030
Topics
Nautical charts -- North Carolina -- Fear, Cape (N.C.)
Harbors -- North Carolina -- Fear, Cape (N.C.)
Nautical charts -- North Carolina -- Smith Island (N.C.)
Fear, Cape (N.C.)
Smith Island (N.C.)
Genres
Maps
Nautical charts
Notes
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map; 26 x 37 cm, on sheet 36 x 51 cm
Description
Depths shown by soundings. In upper right corner: To face page 53. "The frying pan shoal runs off due N & S from Cape Fear, & is reduced to a small scale & placed E & W for the conveniency of bringing into the plate."
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 987223623
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20646068
Folder number: US186.2.06
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 2b2e08e0-4233-0135-f389-079c70f75c7b
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1775: Issued
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Plan of the entrance into Cape Fear harbour, North Carolina" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1775. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/327b88c0-4233-0135-ffa2-0f7ce0f778a3

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Plan of the entrance into Cape Fear harbour, North Carolina" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 27, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/327b88c0-4233-0135-ffa2-0f7ce0f778a3

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1775). Plan of the entrance into Cape Fear harbour, North Carolina Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/327b88c0-4233-0135-ffa2-0f7ce0f778a3

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/327b88c0-4233-0135-ffa2-0f7ce0f778a3 | title= (cartographic) Plan of the entrance into Cape Fear harbour, North Carolina, (1775) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=September 27, 2026 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Plan of the entrance into Cape Fear harbour, North Carolina