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Map Plan of Genl Du Portail. Plan of the position of Valley Forge after Jany. 1778.

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Title

  • Plan of Genl Du Portail. Plan of the position of Valley Forge after Jany. 1778.

Names

  • Duportail, Antoine-Jean-Louis Le Bègue de Presle, 1743-1802.

Created / Published

  • [1778]

Headings

  • -  Valley Forge (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Valley Forge (Pa.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Fortification--Pennsylvania--Valley Forge--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Valley Forge (Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  United States--Pennsylvania--Valley Forge

Genre

  • Early Maps
  • Manuscript Maps

Notes

  • -  Scale not given.
  • -  Relief shown by hachures.
  • -  Title from verso.
  • -  Manuscript, pen-and-ink.
  • -  Annotated in pencil to show some distances. Annotated bar scale shows scale ca. 14,000.
  • -  LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1349
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
  • -  Vault
  • -  AACR2

Medium

  • map on sheet 24 x 38 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3824.V18S3 1778 .D8

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • gm71000935

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Duportail, Antoine-Jean-Louis Le Bègue De Presle. Plan of Genl Du Portail. Plan of the position of Valley Forge after Jany. [1778] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/gm71000935/.

APA citation style:

Duportail, A. L. B. D. P. (1778) Plan of Genl Du Portail. Plan of the position of Valley Forge after Jany. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/gm71000935/.

MLA citation style:

Duportail, Antoine-Jean-Louis Le Bègue De Presle. Plan of Genl Du Portail. Plan of the position of Valley Forge after Jany. [1778] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/gm71000935/>.