The Winter-Cantonment of the American Army and it's Vicinity for 1783

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The Winter-Cantonment of the American Army and it's Vicinity for 1783
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Title:
The Winter-Cantonment of the American Army and it's Vicinity for 1783
Title (alt.):
Encampment American Army 1783 near New Windsor
Cartographer:
De Witt, Simeon, 1756-1834
Name on Item:
S. De Witt Geogr. to U.S.
Date:
1783
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Manuscripts
Location:
New-York Historical Society
Collection (local):
New-York Historical Society Collection
Subjects:
Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.)--History--18th century--Campaigns--Maps
Orange County (N.Y.)--History--18th century--Campaigns--Maps
Buildings--New York (State)--Maps
Landforms--New York (State)--Maps
Landowners--New York (State)--Maps
Roads--New York (State)--Maps
Rivers--New York (State)--Maps
Places:
Orange (county)
Extent:
1 map : ms. ; 28 x 38 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:31,000]
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
https://library.nyu.edu/persistent/lcn/nyu_aleph001700137?institution=NYU&persistent
Notes:
Military topographic map. Covers the townships of Newburg, New Windsor, Cornwall and Blooming Grove in Orange County, New York. Shows roads, streams, landforms, buildings and owners' names.
Shows relief by hachures.
Title proper from recto is original. Title from verso may have been added in the 19th century.
Pen-and-ink on laid paper.
Watermark: partial crest (from Whatman paper).
Notes (citation):
Guthorn, Peter J. American maps and map makers of the revolution, p. 16
Identifier:
M30_1_3