A New and Exact PLAN/ of/ CAPE FEAR RIVER,/ from the/ BAR to BRUNSWICK,
Date1768
Cartographer
Edward Hyrne (ca. 1694-ca.1755)
Publisher
Robert Sayer (1725-1794)
Publisher
Thomas Jefferys
ca. 1719 - 1771
OriginEngland, London
MediumBlack and white line engraving with period hand color on laid paper
DimensionsOH: 16 5/8" x OW: 13 5/8"; Plate H: 15 5/8" x W: 12 7/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number2009-105
DescriptionA chart of the Cape Fear River from the Bar to Brunswick. Appeared in Thomas Jefferys' "A General Topography of North America and the West Indies," 1768.The upper left cartouche reads: "A New and Exact PLAN/ of/ CAPE FEAR RIVER,/ from the/ BAR to BRUNSWICK,/ By Edward Hyrne 1749."
The lower margin reads: "Printed for Rob.t Sayer in Fleet Street and Tho.s Jefferys the Corner of S.t Martins Lane in the Strand."ProvenanceBefore 2009, Cohen & Taliaferro LLC (New York, NY); 2009-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
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