A survey of the defile and that part of York Island adjacent to Fort Knyphausen

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Item Information

Title:
A survey of the defile and that part of York Island adjacent to Fort Knyphausen
Contributor:
Mercer, Alexander, engineer
Creator:
Sproule, Geo. F. (George F.), 1741-1817
Name on Item:
surveyed and drawn by Lieut. George Sproule of the 16th Regt. of Foot assist. engineer
Date:
November 1778
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Genre:
Manuscript maps
Location:
William L. Clements Library
Collection (local):
William L. Clements Library Collection
Subjects:
Fort Washington (New York, N.Y.)--Maps
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)--Maps
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps
Places:
New York > New York > Manhattan
Fort Washington (historical)
Extent:
1 ms. map : col. ; 55.2 x 76.5 cm.
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Scale:
Scale 1:4,800.
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
Catalog record
Notes:
Finished, colored, topographical map of the area around the former Fort Washington, captured and renamed by the British in 1776.
Nearby barracks and fortifications are shown.
Endorsed at lower right: Alexr. Mercer, commg engineer.
Clinton Map 151.
Identifier:
8383
Barcode:
B2821930