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PLAN of the FORTRESS and dependant FORTS at CROWN POINT with their Environs and part of LAKE CHAMPLAIN. 1759

We Are One: British surveyor William Brasier prepared this plan after the British gained control of Fort St. Frédéric and nearby Fort Carillon (Ticonderoga) from the French in 1759. Both forts were located near the southern end of Lake Champlain. The French destroyed Fort St. Frédéric when they retreated to Quebec. After rebuilding and renaming it Crown Point, the British advanced to capture Quebec and Montreal. In May 1775, colonial militia seized cannons from Ticonderoga and Crown Point, which were still garrisoned by British troops. They transported the cannons to Boston and positioned them on Dorchester Heights. The move helped force the British to evacuate in March 1776.

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Cartographer

Brasier, William

Former owner

Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797

Former owner

Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies

Date

[1759]

Name on Item

Survey'd & drawn by W.m Brasier Draughtsman to the Ch. Engin.r of N. America.

Publisher

Survey'd & drawn by W.m Brasier Draughtsman to the Ch. Engin.r of N. America,

Scale

Scale approximately 1:7,200

Language

English

Location

British Library

Collection (local)

British Library Collection

Subjects
  • Fortification--New York (State)--Crown Point--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
  • Military art and science--New York (State)--Crown Point--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
  • Crown Point (N.Y.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Places
  • Crown Point
  • Essex (county)
  • New York
  • North and Central America
  • United States
Extent

1 map on 6 sheets : joined, manuscript pen and ink with watercolour ; 80 x 107 cm

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  • No known copyright restrictions.
  • This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
Notes
  • Relief is shown by shading.
  • North is oriented to the right of the page and is indicated by a decorative compass arrow in Lake Champlain.
  • Shows title in a simple surround at lower right with a lettered key (A-H) and statement of responsibility.
  • shows scale bars at lower left in feet, yards and furlongs.
  • Shows roads.
  • Shows military defences.
  • Compare a similar map - Maps K.Top.121.51.
  • Copy at Add Ms 57,713.4. 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 right. Green circular label to verso shows "16". White label to verso shows "DRAWER 30 SECTION 1". Blue label to verso shows "A 30/40". Pressmark stamped in black ink to verso /n=585Exhibited: The American War of Independence 1775-83. A commemorative exhibition organized by the Map Library and the Department of Manscuscripts of the British Library Reference Division 4 July to 11 November 1975

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