A survey of Lake Champlain including Crown Point and St: John's : surveyed by order of his excellency Major Genl: Sir Jeffery Amherst, knight of the most honorable Order of the Bath, commander in chief of his majesty's forces in North America, &c. &c. &c.

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Title:
A survey of Lake Champlain including Crown Point and St: John's : surveyed by order of his excellency Major Genl: Sir Jeffery Amherst, knight of the most honorable Order of the Bath, commander in chief of his majesty's forces in North America, &c. &c. &c.
Contributor:
Test, William
Creator:
Brasier, William
Name on Item:
by Wm. Brasier draughtsman
Date:
1776
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Genre:
Manuscript maps
Location:
William L. Clements Library
Collection (local):
William L. Clements Library Collection
Subjects:
Champlain, Lake--Maps
United States--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763--Maps
Places:
Champlain, Lake
Extent:
1 ms. map : col. ; 262.5 x 72.4 cm.
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Scale:
Scale 1:63,360.
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
Catalog record
Notes:
Inside title border at lower right: William Test delt. 1776.
Finished, colored, topographical map with many notes concerning the various streams emptying into the lake, several of the military engagements fought on its shores, and major topographical features.
Notations include information on where Robert Rogers left his boats on his 1759 raid on Saint Francis.
Two short tables of references identify features of Crown Point and of the attack on Isle aux Noix in 1760.
Identifier:
8354
Barcode:
B2839270