Reconnoissance, juillet 1781

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Reconnoissance, juillet 1781
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Item Information

Title:
Reconnoissance, juillet 1781
Date:
[1781]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Manuscripts
Location:
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
Collection (local):
Library of Congress Collection
Subjects:
New York (N.Y.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Hell Gate (New York, N.Y.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Places:
New York (county) > Hell Gate (channel)
Extent:
1 manuscript map : hand color, on sheet 31 x 39 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 ca. 1:18,400
Language:
French
Catalog Record:
https://lccn.loc.gov/gm71000994
Notes:
Alternate title from Philip Lee Phillips' A list of maps of America: Reconnoissance juillet 1781. Ouvrages et redoutes-Morisania [continent] îles de New York, Montresor et Buchanan.
Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor.
Has watermarks.
Oriented with north to the right.
Relief shown by hachures.
Shows fortifications on "Isle de New York" in vicinity of Hell Gate.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Notes (citation):
LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1216
Identifier:
ar121600