Copy of a sketch of the Monongahela, with the field of battle

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Copy of a sketch of the Monongahela, with the field of battle
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Item Information

Title:
Copy of a sketch of the Monongahela, with the field of battle
Creator:
Montrésor, John, 1736-1799
Name on Item:
done by an Indian
Date:
[1755?]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Manuscripts
Location:
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
Collection (local):
Library of Congress Collection
Subjects:
Monongahela, Battle of the, Pa., 1755--Maps, Manuscript
Pittsburgh (Pa.)--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763--Maps, Manuscript
Monongahela River Valley (W. Va. and Pa.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Fort Duquesne (Pa.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places:
Monongahela River
Allegheny (county) > Pittsburgh
Extent:
1 manuscript map; on sheet 26 x 27 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 not given
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
https://lccn.loc.gov/gm71002314
Notes:
Manuscript, pen-and-ink and pencil.
Relief shown by hachures.
In this map the name Ohio R. ou la belle rivière is applied also to the Allegheny. The words "direction of" have been inserted in pencil between "By" and "an Indian."
"No. 28."
Includes notes.
On verso: John Montresor.
Identifier:
ar302600