Plan des environs de New York (manuscrit) - Position du camp de l'armée combinée à Philippsburg du 6 juillet au 19 août - double
Manuscript map in watercolor and ink showing the French and American armies around New York City from July 6 to August 19, 1781. Shows troop positions and strengths, fortifications, batteries and other battle information.
Metadata
Creator
Berthier, Louis-Alexandre, 1753-1815
Cartographer
Berthier, Louis-Alexandre, 1753-1815
Date
[1781]
Scale
Scale approximately 1:97,450
Language
French
Location
George Washington's Mount Vernon
Collection (local)
Richard H. Brown Revolutionary War Map Collection at Mount Vernon
Subjects
New York (N.Y.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps--Early works to 1800
Military maps
Places
New York
North and Central America
United States
Extent
1 map ; 48 x 103 cm
Terms and License
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 shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings and isolines.
Oriented with north toward the upper right.
Title from manuscript on verso.
Map is drawn by multiple hands, and attribution is based on comparison to other maps by Berthier.