Plan of Fort William Henry and Camp at Lake George

Eyre, William, active 1755

[ca. 1755]

[producer not identified]

Scale approximately 1:4,800

English

British Library

British Library Collection

• Fortification--New York (State)--Fort William Henry--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
• Military art and science--New York (State)--Fort William Henry--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
• Fort William Henry (N.Y.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800

• Fort William Henry
• New York
• North and Central America
• United States
• Warren (county)

1 map : manuscript pen and ink, over pencil ; 31 x 46 cm

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• Consider Thomas Eyre as cartographer with a date of production of about 1755 from comparison with Maps K.Top.121.108.2., Maps K.Top.121.108.3. and Maps K.Top.121.109.
• Compare also the map by William Eyre and drawn by Joseph Heath held by the Library of Congress (Call Number: Faden 22 Vault and full classification number: G3804.L22:2F6S26 1755 .H4 Faden 22).
• Relief shown by shading.
• Shows scale bar at lower right, "Scale of 700 Yards".
• Shows descriptive text at centre left and upper centre.
• Copy at Add Ms 15,535.2. Small red stamp of British Museum at upper left. Pasted in an album, verso not visible.