New York Island : Military; unfinished

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New York Island
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Item Information

Title:
New York Island : Military; unfinished
Date:
[1776?]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Manuscripts
Location:
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
Collection (local):
Library of Congress Collection
Subjects:
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Fortification--New York (State)--New York--Maps--Early works to 1800
New York (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Places:
New York > Manhattan
Extent:
1 manuscript map : hand color, 50 x 32 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
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Scale:
Scale ca. 1:9,500
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
https://lccn.loc.gov/gm71002309
Notes:
Title from manuscript catalog of Peter Force map collection.
Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor.
Has watermarks.
Shows fortifications and redoubts north of the vicinity of Hell Gate before the battle of Harlem Heights and Fort Lee and Fort Independence. No names.
On verso in manuscript: Philadelphia & Forts Clinton & Montgomery.
Notes (citation):
LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1158
Identifier:
ar115800