Map General Forbes' route on the march against Fort Du Quesne, 1758 : this map is a copy of the original map, "General Forbes' marching jurnal [sic] to the Ohio J. Potts" in the collection of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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Title

  • General Forbes' route on the march against Fort Du Quesne, 1758 : this map is a copy of the original map, "General Forbes' marching jurnal [sic] to the Ohio J. Potts" in the collection of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania

Other Title

  • General Forbes' marching jurnal [sic] to the Ohio, J. Potts

Names

  • Forbes, John, 1710-1759.
  • Potts, John, 1738-
  • McGowan, Wm. D. (William D.)
  • Historical Society of Pennsylvania.

Created / Published

  • [1890?]

Headings

  • -  Forbes Expedition against Fort Duquesne, Pa., 1758--Maps, Manuscript
  • -  Military roads--Pennsylvania--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
  • -  Pennsylvania--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763--Maps, Manuscript
  • -  United States--Pennsylvania

Notes

  • -  Shows the route westward in Pennsylvania from Loudon, via Littleton, Fort Bedford, Stony Brook, Fort Ligonier, Washington's Camp, to Pittsburgh (Ohio River).
  • -  Relief shown pictorially.
  • -  Title from westernmost panel.
  • -  Manuscript: pen-and-ink (black) and graphite pencil.
  • -  Relief shown pictorially.
  • -  Indicates nature of the adjacent landscape along the hatched route line.
  • -  The date of the final rendering of the route by Dr. McGowan is not known (approximate).
  • -  Vault

Medium

  • 1 ms. map ; on tracing-linen ; 49 x 202 cm., folded to 49 x 52 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3821.S26 1758 .P6

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2008620550

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Forbes, John, John Potts, Wm. D McGowan, and Historical Society Of Pennsylvania. General Forbes' route on the march against Fort Du Quesne,: this map is a copy of the original map, "General Forbes' marching jurnal sic to the Ohio J. Potts" in the collection of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. [?, 1758] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2008620550/.

APA citation style:

Forbes, J., Potts, J., McGowan, W. D. & Historical Society Of Pennsylvania. (1758) General Forbes' route on the march against Fort Du Quesne,: this map is a copy of the original map, "General Forbes' marching jurnal sic to the Ohio J. Potts" in the collection of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. [?] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2008620550/.

MLA citation style:

Forbes, John, et al. General Forbes' route on the march against Fort Du Quesne,: this map is a copy of the original map, "General Forbes' marching jurnal sic to the Ohio J. Potts" in the collection of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. [?, 1758] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2008620550/>.