Maps
The figurative map of Cornelis Hendricks
ca 1615 ( facsimile 1841 )
( New York Public Library )
Dutch Explorer Cornelius Hendrickson Sails to the Schuylkill River.
Sketch map of Godins Bay (Delaware Bay)
ca 1632
(National Archives of the Netherlands)
Caert vande Svydt Rivier in Niew Nederland.
Johannes Vingboons ca 1639
( Library of Congress )
A Mapp of Virginia Mary-Land, New-Jarsey, New-York, & New England
"The Towneship of Bethlem laid out by Ja Wasse" and also "Dutch Fort". This is what was the first attempt by the English to settle what would later become Gloucester.
ca 1678
( The John Carter Brown Library )
THOMAS, GABRIEL. PENNSYLVANIA AND WEST JERSEY.
One of the first regional maps listing Gloucester.
ca 1698
( The John Carter Brown Library
or Sothebys )
A new mapp of East and West New Jarsey
John Worlidge & John Thornton
1706
( Library of Congress )
"A map of Pensilvania, New-Jersey, New-York, and the three Delaware counties."
"Glocester"
ca 1749
( Harvard Library )
Battle of Gloucester-1777
By Michel Capitaine du Chesnoy, Cartographer & aide-de-camp to marquis de Lafayette.
( Cornell University )
Battle of Gloucester-1777
By Michel Capitaine du Chesnoy, Cartographer & aide-de-camp to marquis de Lafayette.
( Auction in Europe )
Battle of Gloucester-1777
By Michel Capitaine du Chesnoy, Cartographer & aide-de-camp to marquis de Lafayette.
( National Library of France)
Draft of roads in New Jersey - 1777
1777 Roads in Gloucester County
( Includes the Hessian march on Fort Mercer.)
( Library of Congress)
Les marches du corps du Lord Cornwallis
Cornwallis' march from Billingsport to Gloucester - 1777.
( Library of Congress)
Battle of the Delaware River 1777
Includes the Burning of the Rebel Fleet at Gloucester.
( Library of Congress)
British Defense of Philadelphia 1778
Includes the Burnt Rebel Fleet at Gloucester.
( Library of Congress)
1777 Hessian Map of the Delaware River
Includes Gloucester
( The Hessian State Archives)
1777-1778 Sir Henry Clinton Papers - Very Large Area Map
Cropped image Includes the Burnt Rebel Fleet at Gloucester.
( William L. Clements Library
University of Michigan )
1777-1778 Sir Henry Clinton Papers
NJ Evacuation Routes from Philadelphia
( William L. Clements Library
University of Michigan )
Plan of the City of Philadelphia and Environs
Surveyed and published by John Hills
1808
( Greater Philadelphia GeoHistory Network )
Plan of the city of Philadelphia and Environs, 1809, Map [Section 5 of 6]
1809
( Free Library of Philadelphia )
Vicinity of Philadelphia PA and NJ
1842
( U.S. Coast Survey)
A map of the county of Philadelphia
( Gloucester included )
1843
( Library of Congress)
Ridgway Map of Gloucester City NJ
1845
( Gloucester City Historical Society)
Camden County NJ
1846
( Rutgers Special Collections and Archives)
Camden County NJ
1857
( Library of Congress )
F.W. Beers Map of Gloucester City, NJ
1872
( David Rumsey Historical Map Collection )
G.M. Hopkins Map of Gloucester City
1877
( Camden County Historical Society)
Topographical Map of the Vicinity of Camden (Gloucester City)
1897
( Rutgers University )
Baist's Map Showing the Development of the City and Suburbs of Philadelphia, 1897
( Free Library of Philadelphia )
Gloucester City
Newton Creek to Little Timber Creek
1924
( Rutgers University )
Aerial Survey of Philadelphia, PA, 1930
( Greater Philadelphia GeoHistory Network / www.PhilaGeoHistory.org )
Aerial Photographs / Delaware Valley, 1959
( Greater Philadelphia GeoHistory Network / www.PhilaGeoHistory.org )
Maps of Gloucester City & area online at the Library of Congress
1778 Philadelphia British Defenses
1770's Philadelphia and vicinity. Military
1750's Draft of the Delaware River
Hexamer General Surveys Links:
[ Links to the Free Library of Philadelphia ]
Gloucester Manufacturing Co. (1866?)
Gloucester Manufacturing Co. (1871?)
Gloucester Manufacturing Co.'s Print Works (1878)
[ Note: There were two different "Charles Streets" in Gloucester City ]
Gloucester Sugar Refinery (1875)
Gloucester Gingham Mills (1871?)
Gloucester Gingham Mill ( 1873)
Gloucester Gingham Mills (1874)
Gloucester Gingham Mills (1877)
Sanborn Maps by Year
[External Links to Princeton University]
Sanborn Maps by Year
[High Resolution from Library of Congress]
Please Note:
Prior to 1891 the house numbering system changed
to reflect the Odd / Even method that is used to this day.
2013 map of Gloucester City - click on the external link below.
Index of the Tax Maps : https://www.cityofgloucester.org/sites/g/files/vyhlif5381/f/uploads/0414-key-map.pdf
Section Plates: https://www.cityofgloucester.org/assessor-tax/pages/forms-documents
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