Sketch map of fortifications in the vicinity of Fort Washington, Manhattan Island, New York


Sketch map of fortifications in the vicinity of Fort Washington, Manhattan Island, New York
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Item Information

Title:
Sketch map of fortifications in the vicinity of Fort Washington, Manhattan Island, New York
Creator:
Krafft, Johann Carl Philipp von, 1752-1804
Date:
[1781?]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Manuscripts
Location:
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
Collection (local):
Library of Congress Collection
Subjects:
Fort Washington (New York, N.Y.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Fortification--New York (State)--New York--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Participation, German--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places:
Fort Washington (historical)
Extent:
1 map : ms. ; on sheet 16 x 19 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
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Scale:
Scale not given
Language:
German
Catalog Record:
https://lccn.loc.gov/97684731
Notes:
Relief shown by hachures.
Title devised by cataloger.
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 called Fort Washington) at lower right.
German text in 2 hands and small sketch map of fortifications on verso.
In German.
Identifier:
ar306300z