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Map of the East Side of the North River: Done in consequence of orders from his excellency Gen'l Washington

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Title
Map of the East Side of the North River: Done in consequence of orders from his excellency Gen'l Washington
Names
Villefranche, Jean Louis Ambroise de Genton, chevalier de, 18th cent. (Cartographer)
Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1780
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 1869
Genres
Maps
Notes
Citation/reference: Described in the Dictionary Catalog of the Map Division
Biographical/historical: Attributed to Villefranche by Winthrop Sargent. Also attributed to Winthrop Sargent
Content: Scale: 1 inch=2 miles
Citation/reference: Similar in form and writing to maps by Robert Erskine in the New York Historical Society. See a map in Sargeant's Life...of John Andre (Boston, 1861) p. 303, and last paragraph of Sargent's preface.
Physical Description
Extent: 36 x 16 in.
One sheet, mounted on muslin, dissected to fold, in board cover.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Languages
English
Identifiers
Photo Order: 60579
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): bb16c1d0-182d-0137-2bd9-5b43835e619f
Rights Statement
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  • 1780: Created
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2025: Found by you!
  • 2026

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the East Side of the North River" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1780. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/808305b0-218b-0137-6e12-2d8a20186185

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of the East Side of the North River" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 30, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/808305b0-218b-0137-6e12-2d8a20186185

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1780). Map of the East Side of the North River Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/808305b0-218b-0137-6e12-2d8a20186185

Wikipedia Citation

<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/808305b0-218b-0137-6e12-2d8a20186185 | title= (cartographic) Map of the East Side of the North River, (1780)|author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library |accessdate=January 30, 2025 |publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>

Map of the East Side of the North River