Sketch of West Point
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Item Information
- Title:
- Sketch of West Point
- Date:
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1783
- Format:
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Maps/Atlases
Manuscripts
- Location:
- Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
- Collection (local):
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Library of Congress Collection
- Subjects:
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Fortification--New York (State)--West Point--Maps--Early works to 1800
West Point (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
- Places:
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Orange (county)West Point
- Extent:
- 1 manuscript map, on sheet 34 x 58 cm.
- Terms of Use:
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No known copyright restrictions.
This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
- Scale:
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Scale ca. 1:20,000
- Language:
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English
- Catalog Record:
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https://lccn.loc.gov/gm71005426
- Notes:
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Manuscript, pen-and-ink on tracing paper.
Oriented with north to the right.
Relief shown by hachures.
Shows fortifications.
Based on John Hinncks' West Point. 1783.
- Notes (citation):
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LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1206
- Identifier:
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ar120600
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