Plan des environs de New York (manuscrit) - Position du camp de l'armée combinée à Philippsburg du 6 juillet au 19 août - double

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Plan des environs de New York (manuscrit) - Position du camp de l'armée combinée à Philippsburg du 6 juillet au 19 août - double
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Title:
Plan des environs de New York (manuscrit) - Position du camp de l'armée combinée à Philippsburg du 6 juillet au 19 août - double
Description:
Manuscript map in watercolor and ink showing the French and American armies around New York City from July 6 to August 19, 1781. Shows troop positions and strengths, fortifications, batteries and other battle information.
Creator:
Berthier, Louis-Alexandre, 1753-1815
Cartographer:
Berthier, Louis-Alexandre, 1753-1815
Date:
[1781]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Manuscripts
Location:
George Washington's Mount Vernon
Collection (local):
Richard H. Brown Revolutionary War Map Collection at Mount Vernon
Subjects:
New York (N.Y.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps--Early works to 1800
Military maps
Places:
New York
Extent:
1 map ; 48 x 103 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 approximately 1:97,450
Language:
French
Catalog Record:
MVLA record
Notes:
Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings and isolines.
Oriented with north toward the upper right.
Title from manuscript on verso.
Map is drawn by multiple hands, and attribution is based on comparison to other maps by Berthier.
Includes references.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
Rochambeau_ny_1781
Barcode:
30000006169009