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MapA Plan of Fort Ontario built at Oswego in 1759. Scale ca. 1:2,450. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermark. Relief shown pictorially. Copied from the original map in British archives: Brit. Mus. ms. class. no.; [Amer. & W. I., vol. 92, p. 173 of transcript. Shows the positions of Fort Rascal and of the old fort of Oswego, both of which had been demolished before 1759. Includes text, "Explanations," and "Profile & section thro'...
- Date: 1900-01-01
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MapAttaques des forts de Chouaguen en Amérique : pris par les français commandé par le marquis de Montcalm le 14 août 1756 Engraved map of the British fortifications at the mouth of the Oswego River (now in city of Oswego, N.Y.) as depicted by the French. Shows military actions taken in the capture of Fort Oswego (August 1756). Relief shown by shading and rock drawings. This map originally appeared in the atlas "Les plans de la guerre de sept ans" issued in parts between 1789 and...
- Contributor: Therbu, L. - Cöntgen, G. J. (Georg Joseph)
- Date: 1756-01-01
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MapSketch of Forts Clinton & Montgomery, Scale ca. 1:11,700. Manuscript, pen-and-ink on tracing paper. Pictorial map. Shows area from Stony Point where British troops landed to above Fort Montgomery, routes of troop movements and military units. Sheet 72 annotated in pencil: Attack upon Forts Clinton and Montgomery. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1194 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2: 100
- Contributor: Wangenheim, Friedrich Adam Julius Von
- Date: 1777-01-01
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MapTiconderoga & its dependencies, August 1776. Scale ca. 1:18,000. Relief shown by shading. Oriented with north to the right. "Page 33. Plate 3." Handwritten note: This imprint is from the original copper plate forming part of the Trumbull collection now in possession of Chas. Allen ... Dec. 98. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. AACR2
- Contributor: Trumbull, John
- Date: 1841-01-01
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Map[Sketch map of fortifications in the vicinity of Fort Washington, Manhattan Island, New York]. Relief shown by hachures. In German. Title devised by cataloger. Gift; Carroll B. Cox, Dana Point, Calif.; 1997. From the Johann Carl Philipp von Krafft papers in LC Manuscript Division. Pen-and-ink. Watermark (unclear--mostly torn away at upper edge). Sheet cut/torn from larger sheet; missing small sections at edges; has vertical fold line at center. Includes unidentified handwritten numbered list (referring to Fort Knyphausen, also...
- Contributor: Krafft, Johann Carl Philipp Von
- Date: 1781-01-01
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MapProject for the attack of Ticonderoga, proposed to be put in execution as near as the circumstances and ground will admit of. May 29th. 1759. Scale ca. 1:15,400. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown by hachures. Includes index to military positions. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2: 651/1; 651/2
- Contributor: Brasier, William
- Date: 1759-01-01
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MapFort Washington, head of Harlem River. Scale not given. Manuscript; pen-and-ink. Relief shown by hachures. Shows military troop positions. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2
- Date: 1812-01-01
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MapOtsego County before 1850. Pictorial history map with drawings of early buildings/settlers/events and with names of early settlers/landowners. "© Annie Olmstead Peet 1963." LC copy imperfect: Laminated, mounted on cloth backing, rubber-stamped. LC copy accompanied by letter handwritten by Annie O. Peet, Rochester N.Y., allowing the map to be reproduced without the specific permission of the creator. LC Land ownership maps, 541 Includes numerous historical notes in the...
- Contributor: Peet, Annie Olmstead
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MapPlan of Carillon ou [sic] Ticonderoga : which was quitted by the Americaines in the night from the 5th to the 6th of July 1777
Plan of Carillon or Ticonderoga | Position de l'armée ennemie proche le Lac Champlain le 24. 8.[bre?] 1777 Shows military installations and British troop positions in the vicinity of Fort Ticonderoga (N.Y.) at the time of the Battle of Saratoga (Oct. 1777). Relief shown by hachures. Parts of index in mixed English and French. Pen-and-ink, watercolors, and wash. Sectioned (to 16 panels) and mounted on cloth backing to fold to ca. 21 x 14 cm. Includes note, index of "Position of the...- Contributor: Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier - Capitaine Du Chesnoy, Michel
- Date: 1777-01-01
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Map[Plan of the country at and in the vicinity of Forts Lee and Independency, showing the position of the British Army. Scale ca. 1:160,000. Title from Philip Lee Phillips' A list of maps of America. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermarks. Shows British and Hessian troop positions in eastern Bergen County, New Jersey and Bronx, New York. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1265 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2
- Date: 1776-01-01
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MapPlan of the attack on the provincial army on Long Island, August 27th 1776. With the draughts of New York Island, Staten Island, and the adjacent part of the continent. Scale ca. 1:100,000. Manuscript title on verso: Attack Long Island, 1776. Hand colored. Has watermarks. Includes "Explanation." LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1148 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2
- Contributor: Bowles, John
- Date: 1776-01-01
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MapPlan of the attack of Fort Clinton and Montgomery which where [sic] stormed by His Majesty's forces under the command of Sr. Henry Clinton, KB, the 6th of October 1777. Scale ca. 1:21,120. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermark. Relief shown by shading. Pictorial map. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1195 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault Searched 3-26-96 ga16
- Contributor: Hills, John
- Date: 1782-01-01
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MapA plan of the operations of the King's army under the command of General Sir William Howe, K.B. in New York and east New Jersey, against the American forces commanded by General ... Scale ca. 1:85,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermark. Relief shown by hachures. Includes descriptive notes. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1054 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2: 100; 650/1; 651/2; 651/3
- Contributor: Sauthier, Claude Joseph
- Date: 1776-01-01
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Map[Manuscript map of British and American troop positions in the New York City region at the time of the Battle of Long Island (Aug.-Sept. 1776)]. Covers present-day New York City vicinity including Staten Island, Palisades area (N.J.), New Rochelle (N.Y.), and Jamaica Bay. Shows troop positions, fortifications, ship anchorage areas, roads, built-up areas, villages, and agricultural field areas. Relief shown by shading, hachures, and landform drawings. Depths shown by contours and soundings. Title devised by cataloger. Map appears to be a composite copied from the DesBarres sheets of the...
- Date: 1776-01-01
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Map[Manuscript plan of the Battle of Plattsburgh, New York]. Shows buildings, fortifications, bodies of water, and line of ships in bay. Relief shown by hachures. Title devised by cataloger. Pen-and-ink (black/dark brown) and lead-pencil shading for bodies of water. Oriented with north slightly to the lower right. Folded to 9 x 17 cm. to be sent as a missive. Accompanied by ms. statistical table: Report of military clothing recieved [sic] for the use...
- Contributor: Thornton, Sarah
- Date: 1814-01-01
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MapA sketch of the operations of His Majesty's fleet and army under the command of Vice Admiral the Rt. Hble. Lord Viscount Howe and Genl. Sr. Wm. Howe, K.B., in 1776 Scale ca. 1:130,000. Hand colored. Relief shown by hachures and shading. Depths shown by soundings. Centered on the Hudson River and New York Bay from Sandy Hook to Haverstraw. Includes index entitled "References." LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1057 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy annotated changing publication date to 1778, showing additional shoals...
- Contributor: Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet)
- Date: 1777
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MapPlan of Forts Green, Laurence & Swift and lines of intrenchments constructed in the vicinity of Brooklyn for the defence of the city of New York. Relief shown pictorially. Pen-and-ink, pencil, and watercolor. Oriented with north to the upper right. Handwritten annotation on recto: No. 39. "Office of Chief of Engineers, War Department. 58510 6199" on verso. Minimal level cataloging record. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
- Contributor: United States. War Department. Office of the Chief of Engineers
- Date: 1814-01-01
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Map[Zehn Karten und Ansichten den Schlachtfelden des amerikanischen Unabhängigkeitskreiges in den Staaten Pennsylvanien und New York] Relief shown by hachures on some maps and by landform drawings on some views. Individual map/view titles in German; statements of attribution in Latin. Statements of attribution differ: Ioh. Martin Will excudit Aug. Vind. -- Ioh. Martin Will. excud. Aug. Vind. -- Ioh. Mart. Will exc. Aug. Vind. Title devised by cataloger. Orientation differs. Includes index to military points of interest. Some maps also...
- Contributor: Will, Johann Martin
- Date: 1777-01-01
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MapTiconderoga as it was in 1759. Scale ca. 1:84,000. Manuscript, pen-and-ink, on tracing paper. Includes index to military activities. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1118 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2
- Date: 1759-01-01
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MapThe course of Delaware River from Philadelphia to Chester, exhibiting the several works erected by the rebels to defend its passage, with the attacks made upon them by His Majesty's land & ... Scale ca. 1:33,200. Hand colored. Shows soundings and disposition of ships, etc. Includes "A sketch of Fort Island" and "Profile and plan of the sunk frames or chevaux de frise which formed the stackadoes in the river." LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1362 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2
- Contributor: Faden, William
- Date: 1778-01-01
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MapA Map of Ticonderoga with the old and new lines and batteries, Scale ca. 1:2,300. Hand colored. Relief shown by hachures. Includes notes. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1175 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2
- Date: 1777-01-01
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MapPosition of the army on the 8th Octbr. 1777. Scale ca. 1:7,200. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Relief shown by hachures. Shows British and German troop positions. Includes key to the military units. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1179 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2: 650
- Date: 1777-01-01
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MapPlan of the attack on Fort William Henry and Ticonderoga; showing the road from Fort Edward, Montcalm's camp and wharf of landing, &c. Scale 1:253,440; 4 miles to an in. Title from Philip Lee Phillips' A list of maps of America, p. 852. Manuscript, pen-and-ink. Has watermark. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2: 651/1; 650/2
- Contributor: [Montrésor, James Gabriel]
- Date: 1757-01-01
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MapPlan of the siege of Plattsburg and capture of the British fleet on Lake Champlain the 11th Sptr. 1814 : to accompany B. Tanner's print of Macdonough's victory. Relief shown by hachures. Minimal level cataloging record. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
- Date: 1814-01-01
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Map[Fort Edward to Crown Point. Scale ca. 1:250,000. Title from manuscript catalog of the Peter Force map collection. Manuscript, pen-and-ink. In pencil: No. 26. "The original of this plan was found with General de Diskau when he was taken prisoner." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2: 440; 651/1; 651/2; 650/3
- Contributor: Dieskau, Jean Hermant
- Date: 1755-01-01