Plan of Princeton, Dec. 31, 1776

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Plan of Princeton, Dec. 31, 1776
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Item Information

Title:
Plan of Princeton, Dec. 31, 1776
Creator:
Cadwalader, John, 1742-1786
Date:
[1776]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Manuscripts
Location:
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
Collection (local):
Library of Congress Collection
Subjects:
Princeton (N.J.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Places:
Mercer (county) > Princeton
Extent:
1 manuscript map on sheet 33 x 21 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/gm71000925
Notes:
Title on verso.
Manuscript, pen-and-ink.
Reconnaissance map showing "Gen Lesley, or headquarters" position with entrenchments near Princeton on December 31, 1776.
Apparently the map referred to by General Cadwalader in his letter to General Washington, dated Crosswicks, Dec. 31, 1776.
Includes descriptive notes.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Notes (citation):
LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1271
Identifier:
ct000076z