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Piscataqua Harbour, Portsmouth, York Harbour, &c.

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Title
Piscataqua Harbour, Portsmouth, York Harbour, &c.
Names
Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1722-1824 (Cartographer)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Maine

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1779 (Inferred)
Place: London
Publisher: J.F.W. Des Barres
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 16-5048
Topics
Piscataqua River Estuary (N.H. and Me.)
Portsmouth (N.H.)
Atlantic Coast (Me.)
Atlantic Coast (N.H.)
Maine -- Atlantic Coast
New Hampshire -- Atlantic Coast
New Hampshire -- Portsmouth
United States -- Piscataqua River (N.H. and Me.)
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: Relief shown by hachures.
Content: Shows part of the Atlantic Coast of Maine and New Hampshire, including settled areas.
Content: Title from: List of geographical atlases in the Library of Congress.
Citation/reference: Different state, uncolored, with shading and soundings, in: Des Barres, Joseph F.W. The Atlantic Neptune, published for the use of the Royal Navy of Great Britain. London, 1774-1781. Vol. 3, p. 18.
Citation/reference: Appears in: Des Barres, Joseph F.W. Charts of the coast and harbors of New England. London, [1775-80?].
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Statement of responsibility: Publishd according to act of Parliament, 1st January, 1779, by J.F.W. Des Barres.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand colored ; 105 x 76 cm
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 865497092
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20644875
Other local Identifier: US084.3.01
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 3b4fde90-a2b8-0134-05bf-00505686a51c
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

  • 1722: Creator Born
  • 1779: Issued
  • 1824: Creator Died
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Piscataqua Harbour, Portsmouth, York Harbour, &c." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1779. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a7fcc3e0-a2b8-0134-c489-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Piscataqua Harbour, Portsmouth, York Harbour, &c." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed October 9, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a7fcc3e0-a2b8-0134-c489-00505686a51c

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1779). Piscataqua Harbour, Portsmouth, York Harbour, &c. Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a7fcc3e0-a2b8-0134-c489-00505686a51c

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/a7fcc3e0-a2b8-0134-c489-00505686a51c | title= (cartographic) Piscataqua Harbour, Portsmouth, York Harbour, &c., (1779) |author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=October 9, 2026 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Piscataqua Harbour, Portsmouth, York Harbour, &c.