A rough sketch of the field of battle, near Turtle Creek, of the 9th July, with the disposition of the British troops, and Indians, when the action began

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Item Information

Title:
A rough sketch of the field of battle, near Turtle Creek, of the 9th July, with the disposition of the British troops, and Indians, when the action began
Date:
[ca. 1761]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Genre:
Manuscript maps
Location:
William L. Clements Library
Collection (local):
William L. Clements Library Collection
Subjects:
Braddock's Campaign, 1755--Maps
Fort Duquesne (Pa.)--Maps
United States--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763--Maps
Places:
Pennsylvania > Allegheny (county) > Pittsburgh
Extent:
1 ms. map ; 46.2 x 36 cm.
Terms of Use:
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Scale:
Scale indeterminate.
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
Catalog record
Notes:
Pen and ink, topographical sketch map showing the events of Braddock's defeat.
Table of references identifies principal positions and movements of opposing forces.
Drawn on watermarked 18th-century paper, first in pencil, and then apparently inked with a steel pen.
Identifier:
874
Barcode:
B2659905