Braddock's route, 1755, Fort Cumberland to Fort Pitt

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Braddock's route, 1755, Fort Cumberland to Fort Pitt
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Title:
Braddock's route, 1755, Fort Cumberland to Fort Pitt
Title (alt.):
Braddock's rout, 1755
Date:
[1760?]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Manuscripts
Location:
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
Collection (local):
Library of Congress Collection
Subjects:
Pennsylvania--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Monongahela River (W. Va. and Pa.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Places:
Monongahela River
Pennsylvania
Extent:
1 manuscript map : hand color on sheet 38 x 46 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 1:316,800
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
https://lccn.loc.gov/gm71002325
Notes:
Title from manuscript catalog of Peter Force map collection.
Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor.
Has watermark.
Relief shown pictorially.
In pencil: Braddock's rout 1755.
Shows "Genl. Braddock field," but the route is via Fort Burd, built in 1759. The Monongahela River is extensively mapped.
"No. 22. Case C, no. 1."
Identifier:
ar306400