A plan of the city of New-York & its environs to Greenwich, on the North or Hudsons River, and to Crown Point, on the East or Sound River, shewing the several streets, publick buildings, docks, fort & battery, with the true form & course of the commanding grounds, with and without the town : survey'd in the winter, 1775 [i.e. 1766], 1775

Item — Container: Closed Stacks, Drawer: 32

Identifier: 2020-IL-001-126

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection contains approximately 300 rare printed maps, unique manuscript maps, and published texts collected by Richard H. Brown, which pertain to the American Revolutionary War era.

Dates

1775

Creator

Montrésor, John, 1736-1799 (Creator, Person)
Andrews, Peter, active 1765-1782 (Engraver, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research during scheduled appointments. Researchers must complete the Washington Library’s Special Collections and Archives Registration Form before access is provided. The library reserves the right to restrict access to certain items for preservation purposes.

Extent

1 Sheets : 1 map : hand colored ; 63 x 51 cm

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Reference numbers

Client reference #50; WAG #289199

Provenance

Richard B. Arkway Inc., 15 November 2002.

Related references

LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1105

Additional details

Scale [ca. 1:6,300]. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by form lines. Oriented with north toward the upper right. 2nd state. Dedicated to Major Gen. Thos. Gage. Includes descriptive note, "References," and inset "A chart of the entrance to New York from Sandy Hook, shewing the properest channel for sailing, with ye banks and depths of water."