Sketch of the roads from Kings Bridge to the White Plains and parts ajacent shewing the encampment of his majestys forces under the command of Major General Mathew 1779
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Item Information
- Title:
- Sketch of the roads from Kings Bridge to the White Plains and parts ajacent shewing the encampment of his majestys forces under the command of Major General Mathew 1779
- Creator:
- Hills, John, active 1777-1819
- Date:
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[1779]
- Format:
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Maps/Atlases
- Genre:
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Manuscript maps
- Location:
- William L. Clements Library
- Collection (local):
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William L. Clements Library Collection
- Subjects:
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Westchester County (N.Y.)--Maps
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps
Mathew, Edward
- Places:
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New YorkWestchester (county)
- Extent:
- 1 ms. map : outline col. ; 59.4 x 40.6 cm.
- Terms of Use:
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- Scale:
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Scale 1:85,000.
- Language:
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English
- Catalog Record:
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Catalog record
- Notes:
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Finished, topographical map of the region from the Hudson River on the west to the town of Rye on the east, and from "Spiken Devil" Creek on the south to Teller's Point on the north.
The map lacks title and tables of reference but is otherwise identical to another map by Hills (Clinton Map 153) from which the title has been taken.
Figures showing British troop positions relate to Major General Edward Mathew's operation in 1779.
- Notes (date):
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This date is inferred.
- Identifier:
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8404
- Barcode:
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B2821984