The encampment & position of the army under His Excy. Lt. Gl: Burgoyne : at Swords's and Freeman's Farms on Hudsons River near Stillwater, 1777

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The encampment & position of the army under His Excy. Lt. Gl: Burgoyne
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Title:
The encampment & position of the army under His Excy. Lt. Gl: Burgoyne : at Swords's and Freeman's Farms on Hudsons River near Stillwater, 1777
Creator:
Wilkinson, William Cumberland
Name on Item:
[Signed:] Wm Cumbd Wilkinson
Date:
[1777]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Manuscripts
Location:
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
Collection (local):
Library of Congress Collection
Subjects:
Saratoga Campaign, N.Y., 1777--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Saratoga County (N.Y.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
Places:
Saratoga (county)
Extent:
1 manuscript map : hand color 69 x 110 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 1:7,200
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
https://lccn.loc.gov/gm71000664
Notes:
Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor.
Has watermarks.
Oriented with north to the right.
Relief shown by hachures.
Four views: View 1. "1st & 2d positions of that Part of the Army Engaged on the 19th of Sept. 1777..." View 2. "3d & 4th Position 19th Sept. 1777." View 3. "Position of the Detatchment &c. &c. in the Action of the 7th of Oct. 1777." View 4. "Position of the Army on the 8th of Oct. 1777."
Includes index entitled "Reference" and 3 hinged overlays showing "1st & 2d positions ... on the 19th Septr. 1777," "3d & 4th positions, 19th Septr. 1777," and "Position of the army on the 8th Octr. 1777."
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Notes (citation):
LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1182
Identifier:
ar118200cz