Plan of Paulus Hook shewing the works erected for its defence and the country adjacent in the province of East Jersey

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Item Information

Title:
Plan of Paulus Hook shewing the works erected for its defence and the country adjacent in the province of East Jersey
Contributor:
Clinton, Henry, Sir, 1738?-1795
Creator:
Hills, John, active 1777-1819
Name on Item:
surveyd by I. Hills, assistant engr. July 1781
Date:
1781
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Genre:
Manuscript maps
Location:
William L. Clements Library
Collection (local):
William L. Clements Library Collection
Subjects:
Paulus Hook (N.J.)--Maps
Bergen (Jersey City, N.J.)--Maps
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps
Places:
New Jersey > Hudson (county) > Jersey City
Extent:
1 ms. map : col. ; 92.6 x 69.8 cm.
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Scale:
Scale 1:2,760.
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
Catalog record
Notes:
Finished, colored, topographical map showing the fortifications of Paulus Hook and features of the immediate vicinity, including the center of Bergen town.
Tables of reference identify buildings and fortifications, distances from the flagstaff to various nearby points, and a list of signals to be made if the post is attacked.
Initialed on verso by Sir Henry Clinton.
Clinton Maps 218.
Identifier:
8659
Barcode:
B2668377