Plan of Governor's, Kennedy's, and Brown's Islan[ds] and Red Hook together with part of the Bay and soundings : shewing the position they bear to each other and to New York, September 18th. 1766. By order of His Excellency Major General Gage, Commander in Chief of His Majesty's forces in North America

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Plan of Governor's, Kennedy's, and Brown's Islan[ds] and Red Hook together with part of the Bay and soundings
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Title:
Plan of Governor's, Kennedy's, and Brown's Islan[ds] and Red Hook together with part of the Bay and soundings : shewing the position they bear to each other and to New York, September 18th. 1766. By order of His Excellency Major General Gage, Commander in Chief of His Majesty's forces in North America
Title (alt.):
Governor's, Kennedy's, and Brown's Islands
Creator:
Montrésor, John, 1736-1799
Contributor:
Porter, William B.
Name on Item:
By John Montresor, engineer
Date:
[1766]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Manuscripts
Location:
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
Collection (local):
Library of Congress Collection
Subjects:
Harbors--New York (State)--New York--Maps--Early works to 1800
New York (N.Y.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Places:
New York
Extent:
1 manuscript map : hand color 73 x 74 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 1:4,800
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
https://lccn.loc.gov/gm71000693
Notes:
Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor.
Has watermark.
Imperfect: Margins torn.
Relief shown by hachures. Soundings shown in fathoms.
Signed in different ink: W. B. Porter.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Notes (citation):
LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1086
Identifier:
ar108600z