From Croton Bridge towards the N. River and from Michl. Lounsbury’s to Devenport’s Tavern. No 23 / by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants.
From Croton Bridge towards the North River and from Michael Lounsbury’s to Devenport’s Tavern
From Crotton Bridge towards N. River. 23
From Croton Bridge towards the N. River & From Michl. Lounsburys to Devenports T. No 23
From Croton Bridge Towards the N. River and from Michl. Lounsbury’s to Davenport’s Tavern

From Croton Bridge towards the North River and from Michael Lounsbury’s to Devenport’s Tavern
From Crotton Bridge towards N. River. 23
From Croton Bridge towards the N. River & From Michl. Lounsburys to Devenports T. No 23
From Croton Bridge Towards the N. River and from Michl. Lounsbury’s to Davenport’s Tavern

1778

1 map : ms. ; 43 x 34 cm

Rough draughts of surveys, begun A.D. 1778 ; 023

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. In ink on verso: "No 23". Military topographic map. Covers the towns of Yorktown and Newcastle in Westchester County, New York. Map shows roads running through Kitchawan, Pine Bridge and Tompkins Corners. Also shows buildings and owners’ names, landforms and streams. 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: S & K. References: Guthorn, Peter J. American Maps and Map Makers of the Revolution, p. 17-22.

Scale [ca. 1:33,000]

(W 73⁰51ʹ--W73⁰43ʹ/N 41⁰14ʹ--N41⁰11ʹ)

Maps -- M30
M004508
n000035m

Buildings--New York (State)--Maps
Landforms--New York (State)--Maps
Landowners--New York (State)--Maps
Rivers--New York (State)--Maps
Roads--New York (State)--Maps

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

manuscript maps

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