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Stock# 53071
Description
One of the earliest American maps of the state of New Jersey from the first American gazetteer.
Joseph T. Scott, a Philadelphia engraver and publisher, issued his gazetteer during the early days of American cartography. Scott included much detail of rivers, counties, roads, and towns.
The depiction of roads is quite detailed for the time.
Condition Description
Minor foxing and soiling.
Reference
Wheat & Brun 196.
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