Map Sketch of West Point.
About this Item
- Title
- Sketch of West Point.
- Contributor Names
- Hinncks, John.
- Created / Published
- 1783.
- Subject Headings
- - Fortification--New York (State)--West Point--Maps--Early works to 1800
- - West Point (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
- - United States--New York (State)--West Point
- Notes
- - Scale ca. 1:20,000.
- - Manuscript, pen-and-ink on tracing paper.
- - Oriented with north to the right.
- - Relief shown by hachures.
- - Shows fortifications.
- - Based on John Hinncks' West Point. 1783.
- - LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1206
- - Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
- - Vault
- - AACR2: 650/1; 651/2
- Medium
- map, on sheet 34 x 58 cm.
- Call Number/Physical Location
- G3804.W53S3 1783 .S5
- Repository
- Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
- Digital Id
- http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3804w.ar120600
- Library of Congress Control Number
- gm71005426
- Online Format
- image
- LCCN Permalink
- https://lccn.loc.gov/gm71005426
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Chicago citation style:
Hinncks, John. Sketch of West Point. 1783. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/gm71005426/.
APA citation style:
Hinncks, J. (1783) Sketch of West Point. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/gm71005426/.
MLA citation style:
Hinncks, John. Sketch of West Point. 1783. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/gm71005426/>.
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