Title

Manuscript survey maps of various parts of New Jersey.

Publication

[New Jersey], 1701-1763.

Electronic Resource

NYPL Digital Collections

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Details

Additional Authors

Alexander, James, 1691-1756.

Description

maps on 25 sheets : manuscript; sheets 40 x 45 cm or smaller.

Alternative Title

Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018).

Subjects

• Toms River (N.J. : River) > Surveys > Early works to 1800
• Cadastral maps
• Allentown (N.J.) > Surveys > Early works to 1800
• Morris County (N.J.) > Surveys > Early works to 1800
• Delaware River Valley (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.) > Surveys > Early works to 1800
• Assunpink Creek (N.J.) > Surveys > Early works to 1800
• Hamilton (Mercer County, N.J. : Township) > Surveys > Early works to 1800
• Amwell (N.J. : Township) > Surveys > Early works to 1800
• Landowners > New Jersey > Maps > Early works to 1800
• Early maps
• New Jersey > Surveys > Early works to 1800
• Real property > New Jersey > Maps > Early works to 1800
• Mercer County (N.J.) > Surveys > Early works to 1800
• Hopewell (Mercer County, N.J. : Township) > Surveys > Early works to 1800
• Manuscript maps
• New Jersey > Maps > Early works to 1800
• Metedeconk River (N.J.) > Surveys > Early works to 1800
• Doctors Creek (N.J.) > Surveys > Early works to 1800
• Greenwich (Warren County, N.J. : Township) > Surveys > Early works to 1800
• Crosswicks Creek (N.J.) > Surveys > Early works to 1800
• Little Shabakunk Creek (N.J.) > Surveys > Early works to 1800

Genre/Form

• Cadastral maps.
• Early maps.
• Manuscript maps.

Note

• Each sheet numbered in pencil with unique dealer inventory number.
• Includes text.

Contents

29262. Saml. Devenports mapp of his tract by Allinstown, 1752 (survey of land near Allentown, New Jersey, by order of James Alexander) -- 29263. Isaac Watson resurvey, 1724 (survey of the Isaac Watson Plantation, Hamilton Township, New Jersey, near the Delaware River, by order of James Alexander) -- 29264. Return of land joyning to Thorns being a tract (?) in company Edmd. Beakes, Thoms. Middleton & Ab. Tilton (1741/2, survey of land near Crosswicks Creek and Doctors Creek, New Jersey, by order of James Alexander) -- 29292. Return of three tract of pineland & meadow, 2 on ye So. Branch of Matodicunk, ye other on ye No. Branch of Tom's River, 1739-40 (signed by) Edmd. Beakes, Depty. Surr. -- 29293. Copy of the return of Joseph Borden's survey of a cedar swamp (in the Eastern Division of New Jersey, signed by William Embly, 1717) -- 29303. Jos. Kirkbrid's 1250 acre trakt, Clark Rodman's 632 acres: mapps (in Morris County, New Jersey, 1716) -- 29327. Saml. Devenports tract as ye same was protracted by Jos. Decow, 1752 (survey of land of Samuel Davenport signed by Joseph DeCow) -- 29347. Saml. Devenports draught & survey (survey of land of Samuel Davenport near Allentown, New Jersey, by order of James Alexander, 1752) -- 29359. John Biddle's survey of 219 acres in Morris County, 1752 (survey of John Biddle's land in Greenwich, Morris County (now in Warren County), by order of James Alexander) -- 29378. John Biddle's survey of 472 acres in Morris County, 1752 (survey of John Biddle's Land in Greenwich, Morris County (now in Warren County), by order of James Alexander) -- 29406. Mahlon Wright's draft of 86 acres (survey of land owned by Mahlon Wright on Doctors Creek, no date) -- 29433. Coppy of M. Stacys survey, 1300 acres (survey of Mahlon Stacy's lands and William Reed's plantation, in Mercer County, New Jersey, no date) -- 29434. James Freese's mapp of his lott bot. of John Hendixson, 1761 (on Pennington Road, in Mercer County, New Jersey) -- 29437. Draught of Gidion's Bickerdike lott (along Hopewell Road and Pennytown Road, probably near Hopewell Township in Mercer County, New Jersey, 1756) -- 29450. Charls Reed's survey & draught of his bank lott at the fishing place, 1763 (on the Delaware River) -- 29451. Saml. Devenport & Elizath. Robbins draughts & survey of there land near Allinstown (on Doctors Creek near Allentown, New Jersey, 1752) -- 29481. Draught of 1855 acres lying up Assunpink, 1751 (Mercer County, New Jersey) -- 29482. Draught of 8 3/4 acres of land survey'd on ye North Branch of Tom's River for a saw mill (1735) -- 29518. Jon. Jewel's draught for 105 of land sold to Skank (in Amwell Township, Hunterdon County, May 5, 1752) -- 29519. Benjn. Field's surveys (of 1701 and 1702 for Governor (Andrew) Hamilton and Benjamin Field by William Embly for land in Amwell Township) -- 29532. Coll. John Bryerly's draught of 1437 acres conted Jany. 2d, 1734 (surveyed by Edmund Beakes in July 1751) -- 29533. Jon. Biddle's draught on Assunpink, 1755 -- 29555. A plan of 8 acres land survey'd 23d Octr. 1727, for Willm. Cox -- 29556. Draughts of land in Amwell in Hunterdon, Ocbr. 27th 1752 -- 29557. M. Stacy 1000 a. (survey of Mahlon Stacy's lands near Assunpink, along Little Shabakunk Creek or Five Miles River, no date).

Call Number

Map Div. 14-1365

OCLC

870687967

Title

Manuscript survey maps of various parts of New Jersey.

Production

[New Jersey], 1701-1763.

Cartographic Data

Scales differ (W 75°33ʹ--W 73°54ʹ/N 41°21ʹ--N 38°55ʹ).

Type of Content

cartographic image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

sheet

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Added Author

Alexander, James, 1691-1756.

Added Title

Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018).

Research Call Number

Map Div. 14-1365 (atlas cases)