A Topographical map of the northn. part of New York Island, exhibitg. the plan of Fort Washington now Fort Knyphausen, with the rebel's lines to the southward, which were forced by the troops under the command of the Right Honble. Earl Percy Novr. 16th. 1776, to wc. is added, the attack made to the northward by the Hessians
Metadata
Date
[ca. 1777]
Scale
Scale not given
Language
English
Location
New-York Historical Society
Collection (local)
New-York Historical Society Collection
Subjects
Harlem Heights, Battle of, N.Y., 1776--Maps
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)--History--18th century--Battlefields--Maps
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)--History--18th century--Naval operations--Maps
Fort Washington (New York, N.Y.)--Capture, 1776--Maps
Fort Lee (N.J.)--Maps
Inwood (New York, N.Y.)--Maps
Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--Maps
Hamilton Heights (New York, N.Y.)--Maps
Manhattanville (N.Y.)--Maps
Morningside Heights (New York, N.Y.)--Maps
Central Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--Maps
East Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--Maps
Land use, Rural--New York (State)--New York--Maps
Landowners--New York (State)--New York--Maps
Landforms--New York (State)--New York--Maps
Buildings--New York (State)--New York--Maps
Battlefields--New York (State)--New York--Maps
Wetlands--New York (State)--New York--Maps
Places
Fort Lee (historical)
Fort Washington (historical)
Inwood
Washington Heights
Extent
1 map : ms., col. ; 47 x 26 cm.
Terms and License
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Notes
Military topographical map. Covers Manhattan north of modern 105th Street and also the coast of New Jersey and the Bronx. Shows positions and movements of forces. Also shows roads, vegetation, some buildings and a few landowner names.
Shows relief by shading.
Date of situation 1776 Nov.
Date of ms. ca. 1777. This ms. appears to be a copy of Sauthier's printed map of that date--compare Maps and charts of North America and the West Indies. Washington: Library of Congress, 1981, p. 250. Also Stokes, I.N. Phelps. Iconography of Manhattan Island, v. 6, p. 355.
Pen-and-ink, watercolor and ink wash on paper.
Annotated by library on recto: "From the Bute collection probably sent by Sir Charles Stuart to his father."
