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
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