Rough Scetch of the King's Domain at Detroit

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Item Information

Title:
Rough Scetch of the King's Domain at Detroit
Title (alt.):
Rough Sketch of the King's Domain at Detroit
Creator:
Smith, David William, Sir, 1764-1837
Name on Item:
D.W. Smith, Actg. Fort Adjutant
Date:
September 1790
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Genre:
Manuscript maps
Location:
William L. Clements Library
Collection (local):
William L. Clements Library Collection
Subjects:
Fort Lernoult (Detroit, Mich.)--Maps
Detroit (Mich.)--Maps
Places:
Michigan > Wayne (county) > Detroit
Extent:
1 manuscript map : colored ; 54.5 x 101 cm
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Scale:
Scale approximately 1:1,584.
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
Catalog record
Notes:
North oriented toward upper right.
Relief shown pictorially.
"2 chains per an inch."
Pencil, ink and wash map shows ground plan of Fort Lernoult and adjacent areas.
Shows "some graves" outside of the fort near the road, possibly of Donald Campbell and James Dalyell, both d. 1763.
Several locations labeled with letters; key lacking.
Map hung in a Montréal tavern in the 1930s.
Identifier:
8700
Barcode:
B8261342