A MAP of the PROVINCE of NEW YORK & Part of NEW ENGLAND & NEW JERSEY with Part of NEW FRANCE the whole Compsed from Actual Surveys by a Scale 8 miles to a Inch

Pfister, Francis, 1740-1777

Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797

Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies

[ca. 1759]

Franc. Pfister cop.t.

Franc. Pfister cop.t.,

Scale approximately 1:506,880

English

British Library

British Library Collection

• United States--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
• New York (State)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800

• New York
• North and Central America
• United States

1 map on 4 sheets : joined, manuscript pen and ink in black and red with blue wash ; 127 x 80 cm

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• Date suggested from comparison with other Pfister maps showing similar detail at a reduced size - see Maps K.Top.121.1. and Maps K.Top.121.2.
• Relief is shown pictorially.
• Shows roads.
• Shows forts.
• Shows title at lower left. Does Pfister's statement of reponsibility imply this map is copied from another?
• Shows geographical detail focusing on major rivers and their immediate environs, and areas of military importance.
• Copy at Add Ms 57,713.1. In a solander box, R.U.S.I. Vol LXXV and LXXVIII. Comprises 4 sheets, joined and laid on linen. Shows red stamp of R.U.S.I. at lower left. Green circular label to verso shows "15". White label to verso shows "DRAWER 29 SECTION 2". Blue label to verso shows "A 29/15". Shows "C 56" in pencil to verso. Pressmark stamped in black ink to verso.