- Military topographic maps. Map 1A on recto covers the towns of Woodbury and Tuxedo in Orange County, and of Highland, Stoney Point, Haverstraw and Ramapo in Rockland County, New York; it shows roads running through Fort Montgomery, West Haverstraw, Hempstead, Viola, Suffern, Ramapo, Sloatsburg, Tuxedo, Southfield, Arden, Willow Grove and Thiells. Map 1B on verso covers the towns of Cortlandt, Newcastle, Ossining and Mt. Pleasant in Westchester County, New York; it shows roads running through Peekskill, Verplanck, Oscawana, Croton, Ossining, Tarrytown, Pocantico Hills, Eastview, Tompkins Corners, Millwood and Claremont. Both maps show buildings and owners names, also landforms and streams. Shows relief by hachures. Titles proper on recto and verso are the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Index title, statement of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series. No 1, A. on recto, No 1, B. on verso. Original sheet of 84 x 67 cm. is now in two fragments; a 20 x 8 cm. extension is pasted to recto at lower right. Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper. Watermark: J Whatman Soiled, creased, foxed, frayed and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar. In ink at upper left of recto (small fragment): "No. 1 A." In pencil at left: "I." In ink at right of verso: "No. 1;" in pencil, "I"., New-York Historical Society
- Foxed, creased, frayed and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar. In ink on verso "Part of No. 1 Large Scale N.1.B". In pencil on recto: "No 1 B." Military topographic map. Covers the towns of Stony Point in Rockland County and of Highland and Woodbury in Orange County, New York. Shows roads, forts, landforms, streams and wetlands. Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper. Shows relief by hachures. Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Index title, statement of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series. Unfinished sketch also on verso. Watermark: lily, monogram., New-York Historical Society
- Also on verso: "60.48 29.12," minor unfinished sketch. Foxed, creased, abraded and badly frayed. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar. In ink on verso: N.1.D. Military fortification map. Covers Fort Plum Point, near modern Cornwall-on-Hudson in the town of New Windsor, Orange County, New York. Butter Hill is now called Storm King Mountain; it overlooks the mapped area from the southeast. Nichol’s Hill has not been identified. Neither peak is shown on the map. Map does show roads, fort and other buildings, also landforms and streams. No watermark. Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper. Shows relief by hachures. Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Index title, statement of responsbility, date, series title and series numbering by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series. Secondary statement of responsibility on map recto., New-York Historical Society
- Frayed, foxed. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound, silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999. Sheathed in mylar. In ink on verso: "[Ben] Ringwood 14 November 1778," "No. 3D." In pencil on recto: "No. 3." Military topographic map. Covers an area north and east of Popolopen Creek, between modern Highland Falls and Bear Mountain State Park in the Town of Highland, Orange County, New York. Shows roads and owners’ names; also landforms and streams. Pen-and-ink, graphite on laid paper. Shows relief by shading and hachures. Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Index title, statement of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series. Watermark: S & K. References: Guthorn, Peter J. American Maps and Map Makers of the Revolution, p. 17-22., New-York Historical Society
- In ink on both recto and verso: "No. 5". Military topographic map. Covers an area in the towns of New Windsor and Cornwall, Orange County, New York; "Murderers Creek" is now called Moodna Creek. Shows roads running through Newburg, New Windsor, Vailsgate, Idlewild and Houghton Farm. Also shows buildings and owners’ names, landforms and streams. Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper. Lower corner uses paper of a different origin. Shows relief by hachures. Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Index title, statement of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series. Torn, foxed, frayed and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar. Watermark on main sheet: S & K. References: Guthorn, Peter J. American Maps and Map Makers of the Revolution, p. 17-22., New-York Historical Society
- Military topographic map. Covers Orange and Rockland Counties in New York and Bergen, Passaic, Morris and Essex Counties in New Jersey. Shows roads, buildings and owners’ names, also landforms, wetlands and streams. Shows relief by hachures. Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Index title, statement of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering also by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series. Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper. Watermarks: "S & K" (twice), lily accompanied by monogram (twice), lily (once), Britannia accompanied by "CR" with pendant crown (twice). Stained, foxed, creased, frayed, cut, torn and abraded. Small burn holes. Cut into 3 pieces. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Lined with China paper. Sheathed in mylar. Upper half shows lines of latitude and "Longitude East from Philadelphia." Text in ink, lines in pencil. In pencil on recto: "No 36". In ink on verso, top fragment "No. 36"; across join between top and center fragments, "No. 36"; on bottom fragment, "36"., New-York Historical Society
- Military topographic map. Covers the lower Hudson River Valley in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, from Warwick (N.Y.) and Pompton Plains (N.J.) to New Milford and Danbury (Conn.), and from Newburgh (N.Y.) to Staten Island (N.Y.). Shows roads, buildings and owners’ names, also landforms and streams. Shows relief by hachures. Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Index title, both statements of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series. Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper (one principal sheet has small pieces of four others pasted to its upper right). Watermark: "Pz". Faded, stained, foxed, creased, frayed, and badly faded. Cut into two pieces. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar. May be imperfect; Erskine’s index states "3 pieces & [1] D[itt]o". Includes texts (severely faded). In pencil on recto: "No 37". In ink on verso: "No 37", "No 37 1st"., New-York Historical Society
- Foxed, creased, frayed, and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar. Map label at Ringwood: "Robt. Erskine Esqr. Surveyor Genl. for the Army of the United States of America--". Military topographic map. Covers the townships of Werwick and Tuxedo in Orange County, New York, Ramapo in Rockland County, New York, and Pompton in Passaic County, New Jersey. Shows roads running though Lakeville, Sterling Furnace, Ringwood, Eagle Valley, Sloatsburg and the Tuxedo Lake area. Also shows buildings and owners’ names, landforms and streams. On verso : "No. 41" (twice), "Litchfield." Title and number also present were damaged by cropping. Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper. Shows relief by hachures. Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Title from verso is in Erskine’s hand and may be cited as such. Index title, statement of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering also by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series. Watermark: cross, "S & K"., New-York Historical Society
- Imperfect: separate piece of original (laid paper) lost from lower left corner; note evidence of pasting. In ink on verso: "No. 51." "Rough Draughts". In pencil on recto: "No 51". In pencil on verso: "Fort Washington." Military topographic map. Covers the towns of Chester, Blooming Grove, Cornwall and New Windsor in Orange County, New York. Shows roads running through Vailsgate, Meadowbrook, Salisbury Mills, Washingtonville, Blooming Grove, Craigsville, Chester and East Chester. Also shows buildings and owners’ names, landforms and streams. No watermarks. Pen-and-ink, later pencil on two pieces laid paper. The larger part of the upper right piece is improperly assembled to the others and needs to be rotated ninety degrees so that the compass rosette now at left sits at top; note chainlines as well as geography. Wove finish on third piece. Shows relief by hachures. Stained, foxed, creased, cut and badly abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar. Partly lined with China paper. Title and number also on verso. Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Title from verso is in Erskine’s hand and may be cited as such. Index title, statement of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering also by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series. References: Heusser, Albert H. George Washington’s Map Maker, p. 249-256., New-York Historical Society
- Military topographic map. Covers Orange County in New York and Sussex and Warren counties in New Jersey. Shows roads running through East Chester, Sugarloaf, Warwick and New Milford in New York; and Maple Grange, Vernon, Hamburg, North Church, Newton (formerly Sussex), Hope, Swayze Mills, Oxford Church and Phillipsburg in New Jersey. Also shows buildings and owners’ names, landforms and streams. Pen-and-ink, pencil on 3 assembled pieces laid paper; 4 pieces having a wove finish added later. Shows relief by hachures. Stained, foxed, creased, torn, frayed and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Lined with China paper. Sheathed in mylar. Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Title from verso is in Erskine’s hand and may be cited as such. Index title, statement of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering also by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series. Watermarks: "T M W" accompanied by dove (twice)., New-York Historical Society
- In pencil on recto: "No 69 1st". Military topographic map. Covers the townships of Chester and Warwick in Orange County, New York. Shows roads running through East Chester and Sugarloaf. Also shows buildings and owners’ names, landforms and streams. Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper. Shows relief by hachures. Stained, foxed, creased and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar. Title proper on recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Title on verso is in Erskine’s hand and may be cited as such. Index title, statement of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering also by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series. Watermarks: "W H" beneath lily, similar to no. 693 in Gravell, Thomas L. and George Miller. Catalogue of American watermarks 1690-1835. New York: 1979., New-York Historical Society
- In pencil on recto: "No 69 2nd". Military topographic map. Covers the township of Warwick in Orange County, New York. Shows roads running through Warwick and New Milford. Also shows buildings and owners’ names, landforms and streams. Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper. Shows relief by hachures. Stained, foxed, creased and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar. Title proper on recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Title number also occurs on verso in Erskine’s hand. Index title, statement of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering also by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series. Watermarks: "W H" beneath lily, similar to no. 693 in Gravell, Thomas L. and George Miller. Catalogue of American watermarks 1690-1835. New York: 1979., New-York Historical Society
- In pencil on recto: "No [8]4". Includes brief text. Military topographic map. Covers the townships of Highland and Woodbury in Orange County, New York. Shows roads, buildings and owners’ names, also landforms and streams. Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper. Shows relief by hachures. Stained, creased and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar. Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Titles from verso is in Erskine’s hand and may be cited as such. Index title, statement of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering also by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series. Watermark: "C TAYLOR" accompanied by Britannia figure, similar to Gravell and Miller foreign watermarks nos. 676 and 677. References: Guthorn, Peter J. American maps and map makers of the revolution, p. 17-22; Heusser, Albert H. George Washington’s map maker, p. 249-256., New-York Historical Society
- In ink on verso: "No. 84. B." Military topographic map. Covers the townships of Highland and Woodbury in Orange County, New York. Shows more land to the west than does sheet 84,A. Also shows roads, buildings and owners’ names, also landforms and streams. Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper. Shows relief by hachures. Soiled and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar. Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Index title, statement of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series. Watermark: "GR" below shield, similar to Gravell and Miller foreign watermark no. 301. References: Guthorn, Peter J. American maps and map makers of the revolution, p. 17-22; Heusser, Albert H. George Washington’s map maker, p. 249-256., New-York Historical Society
- In ink on verso: "es to Archie’s A," "No. 86. A," "86 a". In pencil on recto: "No 86-A" was originally written "No 84-A". Military topographic map. Covers the townships of Chester, Monroe and Woodbury in Orange County, New York. Shows roads running through Turners. Also shows buildings and owners’ names, landforms and streams. Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper. Shows relief by hachures. Soiled, stained and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar. Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Index title, statement of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series. Watermark: "CC" beneath crown; the second C is reversed and interlocked with the first. No similar mark in Gravell and Miller. References: Guthorn, Peter J. American maps and map makers of the revolution, p. 17-22; Heusser, Albert H. George Washington’s map maker, p. 249-256., New-York Historical Society
- In ink on recto and verso: "No 86 B." In pencil on recto: "No 86 B". Military topographic map. Covers the townships of Chester and Warwick in Orange County, New York. Shows roads running through Warwick, Bellvale, Mt. Peter and Dutch Hollow. Also shows buildings and owners’ names, landforms and streams. No title on map recto or verso. Title as given, statement of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series. Title number from map recto. Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper. Shows relief by hachures. Soiled, stained, frayed and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar. Watermark: "CC" beneath crown; the second C is reversed and interlocked with the first. No similar mark in Gravell and Miller. References: Guthorn, Peter J. American maps and map makers of the revolution, p. 17-22; Heusser, Albert H. George Washington’s map maker, p. 249-256., New-York Historical Society
- In ink on recto: "No. 86. B2d". Includes texts. To the east, "for the Remarks of the Road see Rough Draft No 5[1]." To the west, "For the Remarks of this Road See Rough Draft No 69." Military topographic map. Covers the townships of Chester and Warwick in Orange County, New York. Shows roads running through East Chester, Sugarloaf, Warwick, Bellvale, Mt. Peter and Dutch Hollow. Also shows buildings and owners’ names, landforms and streams. No title on map recto or verso. Title as given, statement of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series. No title proper on map recto or verso. Title as given, statement of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series. Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper. Shows relief by hachures. Stained and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar. Watermark: "GR" beneath shield, similar to Gravell and Miller foreign watermark no. 301. References: Guthorn, Peter J. American maps and map makers of the revolution, p. 17-22; Heusser, Albert H. George Washington’s map maker, p. 249-256., New-York Historical Society
- In ink on verso: "A A A" "A No. 93". In pencil on recto: "No 93 A". Military topographic map. Covers the townships of Newburg in Orange County and Marlboro in Ulster County, New York. Shows roads running through Newburg and Marlboro. Also shows buildings and owners’ names, landforms and streams. Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper. Shows relief by hachures. Stained, soiled, creased and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar. Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Index title, statement of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series. Watermark: "CC" beneath crown. The second "C" is reversed and interlocked with the first., New-York Historical Society
- In ink on verso: "No. 99 D". In pencil on recto: "No 99 D". Military topographic map; an early draft. Covers Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester counties in New York. Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper. Soiled, creased and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar. Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Index title, both statements of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering also by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series. Watermark: crest with pendent initials "G R" Countermark "J Whatman"., New-York Historical Society
- Collection of unfinished military topographic maps. The coordinates describe much of New Jersey but, aside from the coordinate grid itself, only small areas about Elizabethtown and Amboy, New Jersey, and about Warwick and Chester, New York, were ever mapped onto it. Title proper from recto of 1st sheet is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Index title, both statements of responsibility, date, scale statement, series title and series numbering by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series. Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper. Watermarks: "J WHATMAN" with crest and pendent initials "G R". Soiled, foxed, creased, frayed and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar. In pencil on rectos: "No 100 1st" "No 100 2nd". In pencil on verso of second sheet: "Surveys made by Geographers of Continental Army"., New-York Historical Society
- Date probably 1782, based on presence of a label for the Hasbrouck house at Newburgh, which was Washington’s HQ from April of that year. In pencil on recto: "No 128". Military topographic map. Covers the townships of New Windsor, Cornwall and Montgomery in Orange County, New York. Also shows position of troops; also buildings and owners’ names, landforms and streams. Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper. Shows relief by hachures. Stained, soiled, foxed, creased and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar. Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. No title on verso. Title from separate index sheet filed at head of series is contemporaneous with map and may be cited as such. The entry was transcribed by Heusser and is still legible under longwave ultraviolet light. Statement of responsibility, series title and series numbering from same index. Watermark: "J WHATMAN" accompanied by crest having pendent initials "G R". References: Heusser, Albert H. George Washington’s map maker, p. 249-256., New-York Historical Society
- Date probably 1782, based on association with sheet 128,1st. Imperfect: lacking small fragments along crease line. In pencil on recto: "No 128". Military topographic map. Covers the townships of Hamptonburg, Blooming Grove, New Windsor and Goshen in Orange County, New York. Shows roads running thorugh Florida, Mapes Corners, Howell, Goshen, East Chester, Campbell Hall, Hamptonburg, Girard, Otterkill, Washingtonville and Little Britain. Also shows buildings and owners’ names, landforms and streams. Oriented with north to right of sheet. Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper. Shows relief by hachures. Stained, soiled, foxed, creased and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar. Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Title from verso is contemporaneous with map and may be cited as such. Title from separate index sheet filed at head of series is also contemporaneous. This entry was transcribed by Heusser and is still legible under longwave ultraviolet light. Statement of responsibility, series title and series numbering from same index. Watermark: "J WHATMAN" accompanied by crest having pendent initials "G R". References: Heusser, Albert H. George Washington’s map maker, p. 249-256., New-York Historical Society
- Date probably 1782, based on association with sheet 128,1st. Imperfect: lacking 16 x 1 cm. at upper right. In pencil on recto: "No 128". Military topographic map. Covers the townships of Warwick in Orange County, New York, and of Vernon in Sussex County, New Jersey. Shows roads running through Florida, Warwick, Edenville and Blooms Corners. Also shows buildings and owners’ names, landforms and streams. Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper. Shows relief by hachures. Stained, soiled and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar. Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. Title from verso is contemporaneous with map and may be cited as such. Title from separate index sheet filed at head of series is also contemporaneous. This entry was transcribed by Heusser and is still legible under longwave ultraviolet light. Statement of responsibility, series title and series numbering from same index. Watermark: Whatman crest having pendent initials "G R". References: Heusser, Albert H. George Washington’s map maker, p. 249-256., New-York Historical Society
- Date probably 1782, based on association with sheet 128,1st. Military topographic map. Covers the townships of Montgomery and Hamptonburg in Orange County, New York. Shows roads running through Coldenham, Berea, Neelytown and Lagrange. Also shows buildings and owners’ names. Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper. Soiled and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar. Title proper from recto is the work of a later editor--Simeon DeWitt or his assign--subsequent to 1820. No title on verso. Title from separate index sheet filed at head of series is contemporaneous with map. This entry was transcribed by Heusser and is still legible under longwave ultraviolet light. Statement of responsibility, series title and series numbering from same index. Watermark: "J WHATMAN". References: Heusser, Albert H. George Washington’s map maker, p. 249-256., New-York Historical Society
- Date probably 1782, based on association with sheet 128,1st. Drawing tentatively attributed to DeWitt by cataloger. Military topographic or fortification map. Covers the towns of New Windsor and Newburg in Orange County, New York. Shows buildings and owners’ names, streams. Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper. Shows relief by hachures. Soiled, creased and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar. Title proper supplied by cataloger. Title number from recto is the work of a later editor. Title from separate index sheet filed at head of series is contemporaneous with map; this entry was transcribed by Heusser and is still legible under longwave ultraviolet light. Statement of responsibility, series title and series numbering from same index. Watermark: "J WHATMAN". References: Heusser, Albert H. George Washington’s map maker, p. 249-256., New-York Historical Society
- In pencil on verso: "for F De Peyster Esq." DePeyster was a 19th century official of the New York Historical Society. Military topographic map. Covers the village of New Windsor and surrounding area in the town of New Windsor, Orange County, New York. Shows roads, buildings and landforms. Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper. Shows relief by hachures. Soiled and stained, creased, frayed and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Re-lined with China paper. Sheathed in mylar. Tentatively attributed to DeWitt and dated based on comparison to his map, "The Winter-Cantonment of the American Army ... 1783." The style of hachures is fairly distinctive among American maps of this period. Title proper is from recto and may be original. Watermarks. Upper piece: "T.VITROUIL G.DALANCON" under unidentified symbol. "G.DALANCON" is probably the firm name; compare Gravell and Miller foreign watermark no. 449 of 1737. Lower piece: LIN 1780 under crest containing fleur-de-lis triplet. Both pieces are likely from the same sheet: note unusual formation of "0" and "O" and conformity of chainline measurements. References: Guthorn, Peter J. American maps and map makers of the revolution, p. 18., New-York Historical Society
- Foxed, soiled, creased and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar. In pencil on verso: "for F De Peyster Esq." DePeyster was a 19th century official of the New York Historical Society. Military topographic map. Covers the towns of New Windsor, Newburg, Cornwall and Blooming Grove in Orange County, New York. Shows roads, some buildings and owners’ names, streams and landforms. Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper. Shows relief by hachures. Tentatively attributed to DeWitt and dated based on comparison to his map, "The Winter-Cantonment of the American Army ... 1783." The style of hachures is fairly distinctive among American maps of this period. Title proper is probably a 19th or 20th century addition. It is in pencil. Watermark: Whatman crest with pendant initials "G R". References: Guthorn, Peter J. American maps and map makers of the revolution, p. 18., New-York Historical Society
- Military topographic map; not listed in Heusser nor Guthorn. Covers the counties of Orange and Rockland in New York and of Passaic, Bergen, Hudson and Essex in New Jersey. Shows some roads; map appears to be incomplete in this respect as of date given. Also shows some buildings and owners’ names, landforms and streams. Shows relief by hachures. Title proper and statement of responsibility from recto is original. Titles on verso are later. Date by cataloger, based on comparison to Erskine’s dated sketch, "Mensurations on the Ice". Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper. Upper sheet assembled before drawing from three smaller pieces. Counter-watermark on lower sheet: "Pz". Soiled, stained, creased, cracked and torn, frayed and abraded. Sun damaged. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Newly backed with heavy stock and China paper. Sheathed in mylar. References: Heusser, Albert H. George Washington’s map maker, p. 249-256; Guthorn, Peter J. American maps and map makers of the revolution, p. 17-22., New-York Historical Society
- Military topographic map. Covers the townships of Newburg, New Windsor, Cornwall and Blooming Grove in Orange County, New York. Shows roads, streams, landforms, buildings and owners’ names. Pen-and-ink on laid paper. Shows relief by hachures. Soiled, creased, frayed and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Re-lined with sturdy stock and China paper. Sheathed in mylar. Text "For F De Peyster" on verso is not original; DePeyster was a 19th century official of the New York Historical Society. Title proper from recto is original. Title from verso may have been added in the 19th century. Watermark: partial crest (from Whatman paper). References: Guthorn, Peter J. American maps and map makers of the revolution, p. 16., New-York Historical Society