A map of New York showing counties, manors, townships, and estates, ca. 1778

Add to My Favorites

This map is also available in American Revolutionary Geographies Online (ARGO), a collections portal especially built for material relating to the American Revolutionary War Era. Visit ARGO to learn more about this item and explore the historical geography of North America in the late eighteenth century.

Item Information

Title:
A map of New York showing counties, manors, townships, and estates, ca. 1778
Date:
[ca. 1778]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Genre:
Manuscript maps
Location:
William L. Clements Library
Collection (local):
William L. Clements Library Collection
Subjects:
New York (State)--Maps
Vermont--Maps
Real property--New York (State)--Maps
Real property--Vermont--Maps
Places:
New York
Vermont
Extent:
1 ms. map on 2 sheets ; 103 x 160 cm.
Terms of Use:
The University of Michigan Library provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes. These materials may be under copyright. If you decide to use any of these materials, you are responsible for making your own legal assessment and securing any necessary permission. If you have questions about the collection, please contact the William L. Clements Library.
Contact host institution for more information.
Scale:
Scale 1:253,440
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
Catalog record
Notes:
Finished, pen and ink, topographical map showing the old counties of Tryon, Albany, Charlotte, Cumberland, Gloucester, and the manor of Rensselaer as they were in 1778.
Properties are shown in detail, many with the names of the owners.
The map has many similarities to Claude Joseph Sauthier's A chorographical map of the province of New-York..., for which this might be a preliminary study.
Most of modern Vermont is included in the composition.
Clinton Map 117.
Identifier:
8375
Barcode:
B2819637