| Cartographer | Brasier, William |
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| Former owner | Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 |
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| Former owner | Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies |
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| Date | [1759] |
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| Scale | Scale approximately 1:7,200 |
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| Language | English |
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| Location | British Library |
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| Collection (local) | British Library Collection |
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| Subjects | - Fortification--New York (State)--Crown Point--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
- Military art and science--New York (State)--Crown Point--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
- Crown Point (N.Y.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
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| Places | - Crown Point
- Essex (county)
- North and Central America
- United States
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| Extent | 1 map on 6 sheets : joined, manuscript pen and ink with watercolour ; 80 x 107 cm |
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| Terms and License | - 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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| Notes | - Relief is shown by shading.
- North is oriented to the right of the page and is indicated by a decorative compass arrow in Lake Champlain.
- Shows title in a simple surround at lower right with a lettered key (A-H) and statement of responsibility.
- shows scale bars at lower left in feet, yards and furlongs.
- Shows roads.
- Shows military defences.
- Compare a similar map - Maps K.Top.121.51.
- Copy at Add Ms 57,713.4. In a solander box, R.U.S.I. Vol LXXV and LXXVIII. Comprises 4 sheets, joined and laid on linen. Shows red stamp of R.U.S.I. at lower right. Green circular label to verso shows "16". White label to verso shows "DRAWER 30 SECTION 1". Blue label to verso shows "A 30/40". Pressmark stamped in black ink to verso /n=585Exhibited: The American War of Independence 1775-83. A commemorative exhibition organized by the Map Library and the Department of Manscuscripts of the British Library Reference Division 4 July to 11 November 1975
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