Plan of Valley Forge

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Plan of Valley Forge
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Item Information

Title:
Plan of Valley Forge
Contributor:
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Date:
[ca. 1777–1778]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Genre:
Manuscript maps
Location:
Newport Historical Society
Collection (local):
Newport Historical Society Collection
Subjects:
Battlefields
Revolutionaries
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
War
Places:
Pennsylvania > Chester (county) > Valley Forge
Valley Forge National Historical Park (Pa.)
Extent:
1 manuscript map
Terms of Use:
The digital images reproduced in this database are the intellectual property of the Newport Historical Society and must not be reused or reproduced without permission. Fees may apply. / Low resolution watermarked images may be used, with the correct image credit. This would be in the format: "Object number, Collection of the Newport Historical Society."
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Language:
English
Catalog Record:
Catalog record
Notes:
Drawn on paper, this is a plan for the encampment of the Continental Army under General George Washington at Valley Forge, where they sheltered and trained between December 1777 and June 1778.
This plan is thought to have been drawn between December of 1777, when General Washington ordered the camp to be laid out, and May 1778, when General Sullivan's troops, not depicted here, rejoined the main army.
The creator of the map is unknown but speculated to be Louis Lebègue Duportail.
Identifier:
MS_2011_1_1_1