Collection: Osher Sheet Map Collection

Parent Map: A New and Correct Chart of the Coast of New England and New York with the adjacent parts of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, from Cape Sable to the entrance of Hudsons or Northriver by Captain Holland. London. Published by Laurie & Whittle, Fleet Street, as

Title: Plan of Hell Gate

Creator: Holland, Capt. Samuel (1728 -1801)

Publisher: Laurie & Whittle,

Publishing Location:

Region Depicted: Long Island (N.Y.) · New York (N.Y.) · Hell Gate (New York, N.Y.)

Date Produced: 1794

Date Published: 1794

Language: English

Subjects: Maps--Early works to 1800 · Nautical chart · Coasts · Laurie & Whittle · Long Island (N.Y.) · New York (N.Y.) · Hell Gate (New York, N.Y.) · Rivers · Islands · East River (N.Y.)

See Also: View of Hell Gate By W. A. Williams 1777

Map Type: Nautical charts

Dimensions: Map Inset

Printing Process: Engraving

Printing Technique: Copper

Material Type: Paper

Brief Description: Map of Hell Gate channel in the East River, New York. The map shows islands, mud flats, and soundings. The inset includes a key the view located above.

Physical Description: Map inset

Theme: From Colonies to Local Control: Mapping North America, 1494 to 1867