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No. 9. A Draught of New York from the Hook to New 

 York Town, by Mark Tiddeman, in the English Pilot : 

 the Fourth Book, London, 1742. 



The volume from which this map was copied contains charts 

 and sailing directions for the American coast and was used gen- 

 erally by navigators sailing in these waters. The English at 

 this time were making great improvements in the art of naviga- 

 tion, and their charts were more complete and accurate than any 

 others. The shore lines, soundings, etc., were no doubt the most 

 accurate to be obtained at the time. 



Several editions of the English Pilot: The Fourth Book, are 

 available as follows : 



1707 edition in Boston Athenaeum. It does not contain this 

 map. 



1737 edition in Library of Congress. It contains a similar 

 map without maker's name. 



1742 edition in Library Am. Geog. Soc. which contains above 

 map. 



1758 edition in Library of Congress which contains above map. 



1764 edition in New York Public Library which contains above 

 map. 



No. 10. Baye et Port D'Yorc, Capitale de la Nouvelle 

 Yorc, in Bellin (Jacques Nicholas) Le Petit Atlas 

 Maritime, Paris 1764. 



A map probably compiled from English sources, in fact its 

 similarity, in parts, to maps numbered 7 and 9 is apparent. 



It is presented here principally on account of the name it applies 

 to Staten Island: " Isle d'Ambois autrefois Isle des fitats." 



A ferry is clearly shown from Staten Island to Brooklyn and 

 the roads and ferries indicated on the map, would make it appear 

 that transit to New York was effected via Brooklyn. 



