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

About this Item

Title

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

Created / Published

  • 1777?]

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

Library of Congress Control Number

  • gm71002304

Online Format

  • image

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Map of defenses of New York Island from Fort Washington to Fort Independence, with redoubts, etc. planned between. [?, 1777] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/gm71002304/.

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(1777) Map of defenses of New York Island from Fort Washington to Fort Independence, with redoubts, etc. planned between. [?] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/gm71002304/.

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Map of defenses of New York Island from Fort Washington to Fort Independence, with redoubts, etc. planned between. [?, 1777] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/gm71002304/>.