A north view of Fort Franklin on French Creek

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Item Information

Title:
A north view of Fort Franklin on French Creek
Creator:
Heart, Jonathan, 1748-1791
Name on Item:
by Jona[than] Heart capt. 1st U.S. Reg.
Date:
[1788]
Format:
Drawings/Illustrations
Location:
William L. Clements Library
Collection (local):
William L. Clements Library Collection
Subjects:
Flags--United States--Pictorial works
Fort Franklin (Franklin, Pa.)--Maps
Places:
Pennsylvania > Venango (county) > Franklin
Extent:
1 ms. view : col. ; 19 x41.2 cm.
Terms of Use:
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Scale:
Scale indeterminate.
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
Catalog record
Notes:
Finished, colored drawing showing the completed fort and its immediate surroundings.
The post was named Fort Franklin in December 1787.
This view was probably enclosed in Heart to Harmar of February 25, 1788 in the Harmar Papers (Clements Library).
American flag shown in considerable detail.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
5663
Barcode:
B2996301