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No. 11. A Chart of the Mouth of Hudson's River from 

 Sandy Hook to New York, in Jeffery's (Thomas) the 

 American Atlas, London, 1776. 



This map shows Staten Island just prior to the breaking out of 

 the Revolution. It may be seen that considerable pains had been 

 taken to safeguard the entrance of the increasing volume of ship- 

 ping into New York Harbor, as witness the lighthouse on Sandy 

 Hook, first lighted in 1763, and the two alarm beacons near Coney 

 Island. 



No. 12. Part of Sketch of Operations of His. Majesties 

 Fleet and Army under the Command of Right Admiral 

 the Right Honorable Lord Viscount Howe and Gen- 

 eral Sir William Howe, K.B., in 1776, Published Ac- 

 cording to Act of Parliament January 17, 1777, by J. F. 

 W. Des Barres, Esq., in Atlantic Neptune, Vol. 4. 



This is an excellent military sketch made during the progress 

 of the Revolution. The topographical features, hills, marshes, 

 roads, and houses are shown with clearness. 



In a later map by the same author in the Atlantic Neptune, a 

 chart made for the use of the British Navy, published in 1779, 

 is shown the eastern shore of Staten Island on a large scale with 

 forts where Fort Wadsworth is now located as well as others 

 on Pavilion Hill and Fort Hill. 



No. 13. Chart and Plan of the Harbour of New York. 

 London, J. Bew, 1781. 



In Political Magazine, November, 1781. 



This map is of great interest on account of the number of 

 names that appear for the first time on Staten Island, and for 

 its indication of localities in the vicinity of New York of promi- 

 nence in the Revolution. 



The shore line of Staten Island is evidently copied from map 

 No. 9. 



