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A plan of Fort Montgomery & Fort Clinton, taken by His Majesty's forces, under the command of Maj. Genl. Sir Henry Clinton, K.B.

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection of English maps, charts, globes, books and atlases

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A plan of Fort Montgomery & Fort Clinton, taken by His Majesty's forces, under the command of Maj. Genl. Sir Henry Clinton, K.B.

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Title
A plan of Fort Montgomery & Fort Clinton, taken by His Majesty's forces, under the command of Maj. Genl. Sir Henry Clinton, K.B.
Names
Holland, Samuel, 1728-1801 (Surveyor)
Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1729-1824 (Cartographer)
Collection

Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection of English maps, charts, globes, books and atlases

Charts and maps

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1779-01-01
Place: [London]
Publisher: J.F.W. Des Barres, Esqr.,
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 97-6173 [LHS 812]
Topics
Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
Fort Montgomery State Historic Site (Highlands, N.Y.) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
Hudson Highlands (N.Y.) -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
New York (State) -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Maps -- Early works to 1800
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: "Publish'd as the Act directs ... "
Content: From Des Barres' Atlantic neptune.
Content: Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection ; 812.
Content: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Content: Includes ancillary map overlapping main map: Part of Hudsons River, shewing the position of Fort Montgomery and Fort Clinton : with the chevaux de frieze, cables, chains, &c to obstruct the passage of His Majesty's forces up the river / by Lieutt. John Knight of the Royal Navy, in 1777. Scale [ca. 1:60,000]. Hand col. ; 45 x 30 cm. Depths shown by soundings.
Content: Relief shown by shading and hachures.
Content: Scale statement based on description in LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1191.
Citation/reference: LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1191
Citation/reference: Phillips 1198
Statement of responsibility: survey'd by Major Holland, Survr. Genl. &c.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand col. ; 39 x 75 cm.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 41183071
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14099963
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7f36abf0-c5d5-012f-0dce-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1728: Creator Born
  • 1779: Issued
  • 1801: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A plan of Fort Montgomery & Fort Clinton, taken by His Majesty's forces, under the command of Maj. Genl. Sir Henry Clinton, K.B." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1779-01-01. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-eed0-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A plan of Fort Montgomery & Fort Clinton, taken by His Majesty's forces, under the command of Maj. Genl. Sir Henry Clinton, K.B." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 28, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-eed0-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1779-01-01). A plan of Fort Montgomery & Fort Clinton, taken by His Majesty's forces, under the command of Maj. Genl. Sir Henry Clinton, K.B. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-eed0-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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A plan of Fort Montgomery & Fort Clinton, taken by His Majesty's forces, under the command of Maj. Genl. Sir Henry Clinton, K.B.