Plan of the river &c from Albany to Oswego in America

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Item Information

Title:
Plan of the river &c from Albany to Oswego in America
Date:
[ca. 1756]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Genre:
Manuscript maps
Location:
William L. Clements Library
Collection (local):
William L. Clements Library Collection
Subjects:
Canals--New York (State)--Maps
Mohawk River (N.Y.)--Maps
Oneida Lake (N.Y.)--Maps
Oswego River (N.Y.)--Maps
United States--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763--Maps
Dashwood, Francis, Sir, 1708-1781
Places:
New York > Mohawk (river)
New York > Oneida Lake
New York > Oswego (county) > Oswego (river)
Extent:
1 ms. map : col. ; 255 x 41.5 cm.
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Scale:
Scale ca. 1:126,720.
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
Catalog record
Notes:
Title taken from verso.
Finished, pen and ink and watercolor map showing the Mohawk River from above Schenectady to the Oneida Carry and then the rest of the route to Oswego via Wood Creek, Oneida Lake, and the Oswego River.
Forts, storehouses, and settled areas are identified.
From information on the verso, the map appears to have been drawn for or was the property of Sir Francis Dashwood.
This map is drawn by the same hand as and is a companion of [Hudson's River from New York to Albany] and [Map from Albany to Crown Point].
Assigned date is based on details within all three maps.
First known canal in New York State is shown at a bend of the Mohawk below the Oneida Carry and labeled "this neck was cut through."
Identifier:
8199
Barcode:
B2844426