A topographical map of the northn. part of New York Island, exhibiting the plan of Fort Washington, now Fort Knyphausen, with the rebels lines to the southward, which were forced by the troops under the command of the Rt. Honble. Earl Percy, on the 16th Novr. 1776, and survey'd immediately after by order of his Lordship

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Title:
A topographical map of the northn. part of New York Island, exhibiting the plan of Fort Washington, now Fort Knyphausen, with the rebels lines to the southward, which were forced by the troops under the command of the Rt. Honble. Earl Percy, on the 16th Novr. 1776, and survey'd immediately after by order of his Lordship
Creator:
Sauthier, Claude Joseph
Name on Item:
by Claude Joseph Sauthier, to which is added the attack made to the northd. by the Hessians survey'd by order of Lieut. Genl. Knyphausen.
Date:
1777
Format:
Maps
Location:
George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
Collection (local):
Richard H. Brown Revolutionary War Map Collection at Mount Vernon
Subjects:
New York (N.Y.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps--Early works to 1800
Fort Washington (New York, N.Y.)--History--18th century--Maps--Early works to 1800
Fort Washington (New York, N.Y.)--Capture, 1776--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places:
New York > New York
Extent:
1 map : hand col. ; 47 x 26 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/z603vr735
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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Publisher:
London : Wm. Faden
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:21,000]
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
MVLA record
Notes:
Relief shown by hachures.
"Published by permission of the Rt. Honble. the Commissioners of Trade & Plantations, by Wm. Faden, 1777."
Includes references.
Variant state labeling columns and showing units northwest of Snake Hill.
Identifier:
06_01_009544

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Richard H. Brown Revolutionary War Map Collection at Mount Vernon
Richard H. Brown is a collector of maps pertaining to the American Revolutionary War era. Approximately 300 maps from his collection, containing a number of rare printed maps and unique manuscript maps, have been digitized and are included in this digital collection. A number of his maps are illustrated in a recent publication that he co-authored with Paul Cohen, Revolution: Mapping the Road to America’s Independence, 1755-1783 (New York: W.W. Norton, 2015). Richard is a member of the Board of Directors of the Leventhal Map & Education Center. The map collection is permanently housed at ... more