Map [Unfinished draught for a topographical map of the northern part of New York Island.

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Title
[Unfinished draught for a topographical map of the northern part of New York Island.
Created / Published
1778?]
Subject Headings
-  Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
-  United States--New York (State)--Manhattan (New York)
Notes
-  Scale ca. 1:7,500.
-  Manuscript, pen-and-ink, pencil, and watercolor.
-  Relief shown by shading.
-  Shows Fort Lee, Fort Washington, Fort Independence, the 8 redoubts built by the British to command Kingsbridge, troop symbols, and the entrenchments on Harlem Heights.
-  LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1171
-  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
-  Vault
-  AACR2
Medium
map, on sheet 102 x 58 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
G3804.N4:2M3 1778 .U5
Repository
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3804n.ar117100
Library of Congress Control Number
gm71002306
Online Format
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LCCN Permalink
https://lccn.loc.gov/gm71002306
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Unfinished draught for a topographical map of the northern part of New York Island. [?, 1778] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/gm71002306/>.

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