Mensurations on the Ice : Feby 7th 1780.
Mensurations on the Ice : February 7th 1780
Mensuration on the Ice : Feby 7th 1780. F

Mensurations on the Ice : February 7th 1780
Mensuration on the Ice : Feby 7th 1780. F

1780-02-07
1780 Feb. 7

1 map : ms. ; 44 x 35 cm

Rough draughts of surveys, begun A.D. 1778 ; F

Includes text: "Measured on the Ice Feby. 7th Monday 1780 by [...] De[Witt] & Lodge". Both these men served under Erskine. Military topographic map. Covers the counties of Rockland and Westchester in New York. Shows dimensions of that widening of the Hudson River called "Haverstraw Bay." Also shows some roads. Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper. Soiled, foxed, creased, frayed and abraded. Sheathed in mylar. Watermark: none. References: Guthorn, Peter J. American maps and map makers of the revolution, p. 18.

Scale [ca. 1:63,000]

(W 74⁰10ʹ--W 73⁰50ʹ/N 41⁰19ʹ--N 41⁰00ʹ)

Maps -- M30.1.1
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Rivers--New York (State)--Maps
Roads--New York (State)--Maps

Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.)--History--18th century--Campaigns--Maps, Manuscript
Rockland County (N.Y.)--History--18th century--Campaigns--Maps, Manuscript
Westchester County (N.Y.)--History--18th century--Campaigns--Maps, Manuscript

manuscript maps

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