COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Author:
Tiddeman, Mark
Author:
Mount and Page
Date:
1742
Short Title:
A Draught of Virginia from the Capes to York in York River and to Kuiquotan or Hamton in James River. …
Publisher:
Mount and Page
Publisher Location:
London
Type:
Chart Map
Obj Height cm:
46
Obj Width cm:
59
Note:
Date estimated.
State/Province:
Virginia
Region:
Chesapeake Bay Region
Subject:
Nautical Charts
Full Title:
A Draught of Virginia from the Capes to York in York River and to Kuiquotan or Hamton in James River. …
List No:
10837.000
Publication Author:
Tiddeman, Mark
Publication Author:
Mount and Page
Pub Date:
1742
Pub Title:
A Draught of Virginia from the Capes to York in York River and to Kuiquotan or Hamton in James River. …
Pub Note:
"Important printed chart of the Virginia capes and the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay, the first printed chart to give a detailed delineation of this area, drawn from an original survey. As noted above, it seems highly likely that Tiddeman supplemented his naval salary by supplying charts to Mount and Page. This chart, and the companion of New York Harbour (above), was first published in The English Pilot. The Fourth Book, published in 1729. Almost certainly, Tiddeman also supplied the new information added to the existing chart of the Chesapeake Bay in The Fourth Book . As a personal touch, the chart records ‘Here the Tartar lost her Anchor Octobr. 17th 1726.’ This example, here in its first state with the publishers’ imprint of Page and Mount Page, was issued between 1729 and 1749, with the second state printed between 1751 and 1794. It remained the best chart of the area in general circulation until 1776, when the requirements of the Royal Navy during the Revolutionary War saw the publication of a new generation of charts." (Maggs, 2021)
Pub List No:
10837.000
Pub Type:
Chart Map
Pub Height cm:
46
Pub Width cm:
59
Image No:
10837000.jp2
Authors:
Tiddeman, Mark; Mount and Page
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