Draught of the Roads from Fishkill to Danbury &c. &c. No 35 / by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants.
Contraction from Fishkill to Danburry etc. 35
Do. from Fishkill to Danburry &[c] 35
Draught of the Road from Fishkill to Danbury &c &c. 35

Contraction from Fishkill to Danburry etc. 35
Do. from Fishkill to Danburry &[c] 35
Draught of the Road from Fishkill to Danbury &c &c. 35

1778

1 map on several assembled sheets : ms. ; 55 x 87 cm

Rough draughts of surveys, begun A.D. 1778 ; 035

In pencil on recto: "No 35," "Love L". Military topographic map. Covers an area between the Hudson and Houstonic Rivers; i.e., most of Putnam and Dutchess Counties in New York, northern Fairfield County and part of Litchfield County in Connecticut. Shows roads, buildings and owners’ names, also landforms and streams. Pen-and-ink, pencil on five pieces laid paper, assembled. Sixth piece at upper left has wove finish. 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. Torn, 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. Lined with China paper. Sheathed in mylar. Watermarks: lily (twice) and, on separate sheets, S & K (twice). Largest sheet bears none.

Scale [ca. 1:72,000]

(W 74⁰02ʹ--W73⁰27ʹ/N 41⁰40ʹ--N41⁰22ʹ)

Maps -- M30
M004601
n000044m

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

Dutchess County (N.Y.)--History--18th century--Campaigns--Maps, Manuscript
Fairfield County (Conn.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns--Maps, Manuscript
Fort Arnold (N.Y.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns--Maps, Manuscript
Fort Putnam (N.Y.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns--Maps, Manuscript
Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.)--History--18th century--Campaigns--Maps, Manuscript
Litchfield County (Conn.)--History--18th century--Campaigns--Maps, Manuscript
Putnam County (N.Y.)--History--18th century--Campaigns--Maps, Manuscript

manuscript maps

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