A chorographical map of the Province of New-York in North America, divided into counties, manors, patents and townships : exhibiting likewise all the private grants of land made and located in that Province, 1779
Scope and Contents
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
- 1779
Creator
- Sauthier, Claude Joseph (Creator, 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
3 Sheets : 1 map on 3 sheets : color ; 186 x 138 cm, sheets 62 x 41 cm
Language of Materials
English
Reference numbers
Client reference #49; WAG #289197
Provenance
Richard B. Arkway Inc., 18 January 1993.
Additional details
Scale [ca. 1:326,000]. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by form lines. Hand colored. Prime meridian: London. Inscribed: To His Excellency Major General William Tryon ... "Advertisement. The tracts of land coloured red, are military grants ... Those with a green edge are manors, and those coloured yellow are townships ... " Appears in Thomas Jefferys' The American atlas. 1776.
Created/Published
London : Wm. Faden, 1779
- Administrative and political divisions Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Maps (documents) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- New York (State) Subject Source: Naf
- Real property Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Creator
- Sauthier, Claude Joseph (Creator, Person)
- Faden, William, 1749-1836 (Publisher, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections at the Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington Repository
PO Box 3600
Mount Vernon VA 22121
703-799-3600
