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A map of the country between Wills Creek & Monongahela River : shewing the route and encampments of the English army in 1755.
- Title
- A map of the country between Wills Creek & Monongahela River : shewing the route and encampments of the English army in 1755.
- Publication
- [Philadelphia, Pa.] : [publisher not identified], [1855?]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Cartographic | Supervised use | Map Div. 18-5005 | Schwarzman Building - Map Division Room 117 |
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- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 map; 14 x 9 cm, on sheet 19 x 18 cm
- Alternative Title
- Map of the country between Wills Creek and Monongahela River
- Subjects
- United States
- Pennsylvania
- Maryland
- Pennsylvania > Maps
- Maryland > Maps
- Fort Duquesne Region (Pa.) > Maps
- Monongahela River Valley (W. Va. and Pa.) > Maps
- Potomac River, North Branch (W. Va. and Md.) > Maps
- History
- French and Indian War (United States : 1754-1763)
- Maps
- Braddock's Campaign, 1755 > Maps
- United States > History > French and Indian War, 1754-1763 > Maps
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Maps.
- Note
- Shows British Army encampments and route from Fort Cumberland, Maryland to Monongahela Camp located south of Fort DuQuesne, Pennsylvania in 1755.
- Relief shown by landforms.
- Prime meridian: Philadelphia.
- Includes reference key.
- Also includes text on verso.
- "From the map in Capt. Orme's journal."
- "Sargent's Hist. etc., Philadelphia, 1855."
- Call Number
- Map Div. 18-5005
- OCLC
- 800752712
- Title
- A map of the country between Wills Creek & Monongahela River : shewing the route and encampments of the English army in 1755.
- Publisher
- [Philadelphia, Pa.] : [publisher not identified], [1855?]
- Cartographic Data
- Scale approximately 1:1,350,000 (W 80°12ʹ--W 78°43ʹ/N 40°41ʹ--N 38°47ʹ).
- Type of Content
- cartographic image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- sheet
- Local Note
- NYPL Map Div. copy mounted on paper 30 x 25 cm, so text on verso is obscured; stamped on the top right: Emmet Coll., Ms. Div., NYPL.
- Place of Publication
- United States Pennsylvania Philadelphia.
- Added Author
- Orme, Robert, -1781.Emmet Collection. 13442
- Research Call Number
- Map Div. 18-5005 [Filed as Penn. Parts - Wills' Creek]