A General Contraction 2 Miles to an Inch. No 37 / by R.E. ; by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants, bottom
General contraction two miles to an inch
General Contraction 2 Miles to an inch. 37

General contraction two miles to an inch
General Contraction 2 Miles to an inch. 37

1778

1 map on several assembled sheets : ms. ; 102 x 70 cm., irregularly shaped

Rough draughts of surveys, begun A.D. 1778 ; 037

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".

Scale [1:126,700] 2 mi. to an in.

(W 74⁰18ʹ--W73⁰23ʹ/N 41⁰40ʹ--N40⁰35ʹ)

Maps -- M30
M004615
n000048m

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

Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.)--History--18th century--Campaigns--Maps, Manuscript
Fairfield County (Conn.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns--Maps, Manuscript
Litchfield County (Conn.)--History--18th century--Campaigns--Maps, Manuscript
Dutchess County (N.Y.)--History--18th century--Campaigns--Maps, Manuscript
Putnam County (N.Y.)--History--18th century--Campaigns--Maps, Manuscript
Westchester County (N.Y.)--History--18th century--Campaigns--Maps, Manuscript
Orange County (N.Y.)--History--18th century--Campaigns--Maps, Manuscript
Rockland County (N.Y.)--History--18th century--Campaigns--Maps, Manuscript
Bergen County (N.J.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns--Maps, Manuscript
Passaic County (N.J.)--History--18th century--Campaigns--Maps, Manuscript
Morris County (N.J.)--History--18th century--Campaigns--Maps, Manuscript
Essex County (N.J.)--History--18th century--Campaigns--Maps, Manuscript
Union County (N.J.)--History--18th century--Campaigns--Maps, Manuscript

manuscript maps

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