| Signer | Gordon, Harry, -1787 |
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| Former owner | George, III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 |
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| Donor | George, IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830 |
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| Contributor | Williams, Ephraim, 1715-1755 |
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| Contributor | Rogers, Robert, 1731-1795 |
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| Contributor | Erdmann von Dieskau, Christian |
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| Date | 1756–1759 |
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| Scale | Scale not given |
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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 | - Military art and science--New York (State)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
- Fortification--New York (State)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
- Lakes--New York (State)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
- George, Lake (N.Y. : Lake)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
- Champlain, Lake--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
- Crown Point (N.Y.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
- Fort Ticonderoga (N.Y.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
- Fort William Henry (N.Y.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
- Fort Edward (N.Y.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
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| Places | - Champlain, Lake
- Crown Point
- Essex (county)
- Fort Edward
- Fort Ticonderoga
- George, Lake
- North and Central America
- United States
- Washington (county)
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| Extent | 1 map : manuscript pen and ink ; 56 x 86 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 | - Previous British Library cataloguing has dated the map 1755, with reference to the depiction of Baron Dieskau's position in 1755 on the map. However, the depiction and naming of forts (including two at Crown Point) and the reference to Captain Robert Rogers' raid suggests a later date - but before 1759.
- Shows two forts at Crown Point.
- Shows a fort at Ticonderoga.
- Shows Fort William Henry.
- Shows Fort Edward.
- Shows the "March of Baron Dieskaus Army" and "Baron Dieskaus Camp".
- Shows Wood Creek.
- With a directional arrow surmounted by a fleur de lys orienting north to the left of the map.
- With a lettered key (A-G) at upper right including "Hill where the French were first discovered by Co.ll Williams", "Retrenchment of Loggs made during Co.ll Whitings retreat lasting three hous Co.ll Williams being killed on the Spot A", "Advance Guard of the French from Tieonderoge", "Village 1 1/2 mile from Crown Point burnt by Cap:t Rogers", "Two rocks wihch command the passage of Wood Creek", "New Fort" at Crown Point and "Good landing place".
- Titled "A drawn Plan of the Country from Fort Edward to Crown Point: by Harry Gordon, Eng.r" in the Catalogue of Maps, Prints, Drawings, etc., forming the geographical and topographical collection attached to the Library of his late Majesty King George the third, etc., London, 1829.
- Titled 'A military "plan of the country from Fort Edward (on Hudson's River) to Crown Point" on Lake Champlain, shewing the marches of the French under Baron Dieskau, and of the English under Colonel Williams, in August, 1755, who were both killed in action; drawn "by Harry Gordon, engineer:" 2 f. 10 in. x 1 f. 10 in.' in the Catalogue of the manuscript maps, charts, and plans, and of the topographical drawings in the British Museum.
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