Revolutionary Era Maps

: A plan of the City of New York from an actual survey anno domini MDCCLV; Covers Manhattan, New York (N.Y.) below Delancey Street. Shows political divisions, fortifications, some buildings and natural features. The map also locates churches, markets, and public squares. Dedication: "To the Honourable JAMES DE LANCEY, Esqr, Lieutenant Governor and Commander In Chief In and over the Province of NEW YORK and territories depending thereon In America This Plan of the City of NEW YORK Is Humbly dedicd. By your Honours Most Obet. & Humble Servent G. Duyckinck." Illustrated: city coat of arms, ships, dedicatory cartouche "certum voto pete finum." Includes key to buildings. Ink on paper. Annotated: "Presented to the New York Historical Society by John Pintard 1807"; also "to" in scale statement., New-York Historical Society

: A new and accurate map of the English empire in North America : Representing their rightful claim as confirm’d by charters, and the formal surrender of their Indian friends : likewise the encroachments of the French, with the several forts they have unjus; Relief shown pictorially. Designed to be colored. Shows English claims across North America. Untitled inset shows North America in relation to Europe., New-York Historical Society

: A general map of the middle British colonies, in America : viz Virginia, Màriland, Dèlaware, Pensilvania, New-Jersey, New-York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island : of Aquanishuonîgy, the country of the Confederate Indians ; comprehending Aquanishounigy proper; Prime meridian: London and Philadelphia. Relief shown by hachures. From Evans, L. Geographical, historical, political, philosophical and mechanical essays, Philadelphia, 1755. Inset: A sketch of the remaining part of Ohio R. &c. "To the honourable Thomas Pownall Esqr. Permit me, Sir, to pay you this tribute of gratitude. for the great assistance you have given me in this map ... Your most obedient, and most humble servant, Evans." "Explanation to the italic capitals." "The Confederates, July 19, 1701, at Albany, surrendered this their beaver-hunting country to the English ..." "The Confederates, formerly of 5, now of 7 Nations, called by the French Iroquois, consist of 1 Caniigaes or Mohocks, 2 Onoyuts, 3 Onondagaes, 4 Cayugaes, 5 Chemandoanes or Senecas, 6 Tuscaroras, 7 Sisisogaes." Not in Evans. Not in Wheat & Brun (2nd rev. ed.), New-York Historical Society

: A map of the British and French dominions in North America : with the roads, distances, limits, and extent of the settlements, humbly inscribed to the Right Honourable the Earl of Halifax, and the other Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners for Trade &; First impression of third edition, 1773, with hand-drawn red lines. Engraving, hand-colored. First published in 1755, John Mitchell’s map was the most impressive and accurate cartographic description of Britain’s territorial holdings in North America at the time. The historical significance of the map increased exponentially when it was used to demarcate potential boundaries during the negotiations of the Treaty of Paris, 1782–1783. Representatives from Britain, the United States of America, and Spain each brought a copy of the Mitchell map to the negotiations. A detailed map of the geographic areas being discussed was fundamental to their discussions. Red lines were hand-drawn on the maps to identify potential boundaries. Only three copies of the red-lined Mitchell map are known to exist. The map used by Richard Oswald, negotiator for the British, is held by the British Library. The map used by Count d’Arada, the Spanish ambassador, is at the Archivo Histórico Nacional in Madrid. This map, used by John Jay, who was negotiating on behalf of the United States along with John Adams and Benjamin Franklin, was donated to the New-York Historical Society by his son, Peter Augustus Jay, during his tenure as president of the Society, 1840–1842., New-York Historical Society

: The seat of war, in New England, by an American volunteer : with the marches of the several corps sent by the colonies, towards Boston, with the attack on Bunkers-Hill; Hand colored. Prime meridian: Boston. Relief shown by hachures. Map of New England shows routes of march and encampments of colonial forces towards Boston. Insets are an addition to the main map from a separate plate with same imprint date. Movements of Battle of Bunker Hill shown by illustrations of troops and the burning of Charlestown. Text and table of references with inset map of Boston provide additional information about the city., New-York Historical Society

: The Country twenty five miles round New York; Hand colored. Relief shown pictorially. Shows radial distances. Engraved by: J. Barber, Holborn Hill. Includes letterpress below map entitled: Chronological table of the most interesting occurrences since the commencement of hostilities in North America. Letterpress includes chronology of events from Boston Tea Party through Battle of Long Island and provides notes on British military strength., New-York Historical Society

: A Topographical map of the northn. part of New York Island, exhibitg. the plan of Fort Washington now Fort Knyphausen, with the rebel's lines to the southward, which were forced by the troops under the command of the Right Honble. Earl Percy Novr. 16th. 1; Annotated by library on recto: "From the Bute collection probably sent by Sir Charles Stuart to his father." Date of ms. ca. 1777. This ms. appears to be a copy of Sauthier’s printed map of that date--compare Maps and charts of North America and the West Indies. Washington: Library of Congress, 1981, p. 250. Also Stokes, I.N. Phelps. Iconography of Manhattan Island, v. 6, p. 355. Date of situation 1776 Nov. Includes descriptive key. Library label on verso. Military topographical map. Covers Manhattan north of modern 105th Street and also the coast of New Jersey and the Bronx. Shows positions and movements of forces. Also shows roads, vegetation, some buildings and a few landowner names. Pen-and-ink, watercolor and ink wash on paper. Shows relief by shading. Soiled, stained, frayed. Watermark: J Whatman, New-York Historical Society

: A plan of the operations of the King’s army under the command of General Sr. William Howe, K.B. in New York and east New Jersey, against the American forces commanded by General Washington, from the 12th. of October, to the 28th. of November 1776. : Where; This map is the first state. Two states noted. In the first state, there are no British ships off "Terry Town." [i.e. Tarrytown]. In the second state, British ships are lying off "Terry Town," three being named "Tartar," "Phoenix," and "Roebuck" with their course up the Hudson shown by a dotted line up the center of the river. Several new place names are also inserted. cf. Stevens and Tree. Comparative cartography. Shows movements of British and American forces prior to, during, and after the Battle of White Plains. Many notations provide details of movements and events. N-YHS copy: waterways colored in with tan wash., New-York Historical Society

: Plan de la position de l’armée sous les ordre de son Excellence le Lieutenant General Bourgoyne à Saratoga etant sur la Retraite de Fremanns-Ferme.; British watermark: "[J WHATM]AN TURKEY MILL 1773." Creased; lightly soiled and slightly frayed. Bleached. Fair condition. Includes key and descriptive text. Military battlefield map. Shows troop and artillery dispositions in Sep. and Oct. 1777. American troops called "L’armée Ennemi." Shows "Canadien et Provinceaux" in a forward position. Pen-and-ink on laid paper. Shows relief by hachures in the French style., New-York Historical Society

: Cross Roads to East Chester, and above. No 19 / by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants.; 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: "No. 19". Military topographic map. Covers southern Westchester County and the Bronx, New York. Shows roads running through East Chester in the Bronx, New Rochelle, Larchmont and Mamaronek; also Tuckahoe and Scarsdale. Also shows buildings and owners’ names, landforms and streams. Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper. Scale roughly estimated. 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. Watermarks: lily, monogram., New-York Historical Society

: Plan of the battle of Monmouth, 28th of June, 78; Military map. Covers an area near Freehold, Monmouth County, New Jersey. Shows troop positions, commanders’ names, points of attack. Also shows relief by hachures and roads, streams, buildings and vegetative cover. Title from verso text. Attributed to Butler, based on verso text in another hand: "This is an original Map of Monmouth among the papers of Richard [Butler] [B.]G. lent me by [N.B.] Cra[ig]. W.[B.R.]"--cf. American National Biography article on Butler, which names Craig his editor. Pen-and-ink on paper. Split along fold lines, strongly foxed; silked. Watermark: sheaves of wheat seal ; countermark: "AP FM 1777" On recto: "Neville B. Craig", New-York Historical Society

: Road from the White Plains to Bloomer’s Mill at Rye Neck, and Cross Roads. No 20 / by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants.; 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 recto: "No 20". Military topographic map. Covers the southeastern corner of Westchester County, New York. Shows roads running through Mamaronek, Rye and White Plains. Also shows buildings and owners’ names, landforms and streams. Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper. Scale roughly estimated. 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. Watermarks: lily, monogram., New-York Historical Society

: Roads about White Plains. No 59 / by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants.; A variant of the title given by Guthorn: appears on map No. 120 of the series which, as soiling shows, was once pasted above the lower margin of this map, no. 59. In ink on verso: "No. 59 Joined to No. 25. 32 & 60." There is no evidence that these sheets were ever physically joined, although nos. 25 and 32 do cover adjacent areas. (Map no. 25 is missing.) No. 60 is a copy of this map, no. 59. Military topographic map. Covers most of Westchester County, New York and western Fairfield County, Connecticut; also covers northern New York City. Shows roads, buildings and owners’ names, also landforms and streams. Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper. Scale same as that given on map no. 60: "1 Mile to an Inch". Shows relief by hachures. Stained, soiled, creased, frayed and abraded. Razorcuts and pinpricks for copying. 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: "J WHATMAN"., New-York Historical Society

: Plan of the position which the army under Lt. Genl. Burgoine took at Saratoga on the 10th of September, 1777, and in which it remained till the Convention was signed; Shows deployment of armies; roads, rivers, forests, fields and camps. Relief shown by hachures and shading. Oriented with north to the right. Hand colored., New-York Historical Society

: Position de ’larmee Américane et Française a Philips-bourg : distante de 12 milles de Kings-bridge et 25 milles de New-York, depuis le 6 Juillet 1781; Includes key. Military battlefield map. Covers the town of Greenburgh in Westchester County, New York: Shows disposition of troops, cavalry and artillery. Also shows roads running through Tarrytown, Dobbs Ferry and White Plains. Also shows buildings, landforms, streams and vegetative cover. On verso: "[?]aris Dessins topographiques" Pen-and-ink, watercolor on laid paper. Shows relief by shading. Stained, lightly soiled. Mounted on (probably contemporaneous) hardboard., New-York Historical Society

: A new and correct map of North America, with the West India islands, divided according to the preliminary articles of peace, signed at Versailles, 20 Jan. 1783, wherein are particularly distinguished the United States, & the several provinces and colonies; New state of 1779 issue showing 1783 boundaries and with changes to the title but retaining the 1779 date in imprint; The map includes articles 4, 5, 7, 9, 17, 18, and 20 of the Treaty of Versailles, New-York Historical Society

: The Winter-Cantonment of the American Army and it’s Vicinity for 1783 / S. De Witt Geogr. to U.S.; 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

: The United States of America laid down from the best authorities, agreeable to the Peace of 1783; Hand colored. Relief shown pictorially. Prime meridian: London. The first printed map known to bear the nation’s standard, it appeared five months before the signing of the Treaty of Paris, and indicated the national boundaries established by same. The title cartouche is flanked by likenesses of Washington and Franklin, attended by female personifications of Columbia, Liberty and Justice., New-York Historical Society

: Plan of the city of Washington in the territory of Columbia : ceded by the states of Virginia and Maryland to the United States of America, and by them established as the seat of their government, after the year MDCCC; First official plan of city. Shows block and lot numbers and proposed government buildings. Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Also covers Georgetown. Text in lower left and right hand corners explains the plan and describes width of streets., New-York Historical Society

: A new & accurate plan of the city of New York in the state of New York in North America; Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings. Shows wards, streets, wharves, buildings, and ferry routes with distances. Ward names highlighted in pink. Described in I.N.P. Stokes’ Iconography of Manhattan Island, I, pl. 64, p. 442. Inset at lower right: A view of the city from Long Island. Below inset is a brief geographical description of New York. Includes note., New-York Historical Society

: A map of the state of New York; "Contracted from his large map of the state." "Entered according to Act of Congress the 19th day March 1804 by Simeon DeWitt of the state of New York." Includes text, decorative cartouche, longitudes from New York, and index to towns in Kings and Richmond counties. Relief shown pictorially. Shows county and town boundaries. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image., New-York Historical Society

: This plan of the City of New York (within the palisades which were erected in the year 1743) was made for the purpose of shewing the progress and extent of the great fire which happened in the year 1776, the number of houses that was consumed, and also th; "Presented to the New York Historical Society by David Grim." Attributed by cataloger to Grim. Brittle, varnished, cracked and frayed. ; mounted on paper in turn backed by cloth. Date of ms. after 1804 foundation of the N-YHS. Date before Grim’s death 1826. Historical map. Covers Manhattan Island south of modern Chambers Street, New York (N.Y.) Shows buildings and other urban features. Includes index. Pen-and-ink, watercolor on paper. Ships shown pictorially., New-York Historical Society

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