Map [Map of defenses of New York Island from Fort Washington to Fort Independence, with redoubts, etc. planned between.

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Title: [Map of defenses of New York Island from Fort Washington to Fort Independence, with redoubts, etc. planned between.
Created / Published: 1777?]
Subject Headings: - Fortification--New York (State)--New York--Maps--Early works to 1800; - New York (N.Y.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800; - United States--New York (State)--New York
Notes: - Scale ca. 1:9,000.; - Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor.; - Has watermarks.; - Relief shown by hachures.; - Shows earthworks and troops on New York Island and redoubts above Kingsbridge proposed by the British in 1777.; - LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1163; - Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.; - Vault; - AACR2
Medium: col. map, 51 x 35 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location: G3804.N4S3 1777 .M3
Repository: Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Digital Id: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3804n.ar116300
Library of Congress Control Number: gm71002304
Online Format: image
LCCN Permalink: https://lccn.loc.gov/gm71002304
Additional Metadata Formats: MARCXML Record; MODS Record; Dublin Core Record
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