Map from Junes to Arches & Warwick - A. B & B2d. No 86, B / by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants [draft ed.].
![Map from Junes to Arches & Warwick - A. B & B2d. No 86, B / by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants [draft ed.].: The image shows Robert Erskine, handwritten map from Junes to Arches & Warwick - A. B & B2d. No 86, B, featuring a network of lines and sketches indicating geographical features such as hills or mountains, marked by numerous short, curved lines. Ink blots and sun-like symbols appear on the map, suggesting points of interest or significant locations. Annotations, including numbers like "No 86 B," and words written in cursive provide additional insights but are partly faded. The layout is complex, with intersecting paths and curves that may represent roads or rivers, contributing to the map.](https://d8e7jbdw4fu0e.cloudfront.net/13108/cc1f0d30-97d5-11ef-a836-45a3da0b475e-vZncQYU.lg@2x.jpg)
Map from Junes to Arches & Warwick - A. B & B2d. No 86, B / by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants [draft ed.].
The image shows Robert Erskine, handwritten map from Junes to Arches & Warwick - A. B & B2d. No 86, B, featuring a network of lines and sketches indicating geographical features such as hills or mountains, marked by numerous short, curved lines. Ink blots and sun-like symbols appear on the map, suggesting points of interest or significant locations. Annotations, including numbers like "No 86 B," and words written in cursive provide additional insights but are partly faded. The layout is complex, with intersecting paths and curves that may represent roads or rivers, contributing to the map.
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Map from Junes to Arches & Warwick - A. B & B2d. No 86, B / by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants [draft ed.].Entry/Object ID
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Robert Erskine, handwritten map from Junes to Arches & Warwick - A. B & B2d. No 86, B.Description
From Junes to Arches & Warwich - A. B & B2d. No 86, B / by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants [draft ed.]. In Collection(s) • Robert Erskine-Simeon DeWitt maps, 1778-1783 Descriptive Metadata Hide Details Creator / Contributor Erskine, Robert, 1735-1780 De Witt, Simeon, 1756-1834 De Witt, Richard Varrick United States. Continental Army. Surveying Dept. Title From Junes to Arches & Warwich - A. B & B2d. No 86, B / by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants [draft ed.]. Road from Junes to Arches & Warwich - A. B & B2d. 86 From Junes to Arches & Warwich - A. B & B2d. 86 Index From June’s to Archer and Warwick From Junes to Archer & Warwich - A. B& B2 Alternative Title Road from Junes to Arches & Warwich - A. B & B2d. 86 From Junes to Arches & Warwich - A. B & B2d. 86 Index From June’s to Archer and Warwick From Junes to Archer & Warwich - A. B& B2 Date 1779 Physical Description 1 map : ms. ; 30 x 31 cm Series Rough draughts of surveys, begun A.D. 1778 ; 086, B Description In ink on recto and verso: "No 86 B." In pencil on recto: "No 86 B". Military topographic map. Covers the townships of Chester and Warwick in Orange County, New York. Shows roads running through Warwick, Bellvale, Mt. Peter and Dutch Hollow. Also shows buildings and owners’ names, landforms and streams. No title on map recto or verso. Title as given, statement of responsibility, date, series title and series numbering by Erskine, but on separate index sheet filed at head of series. Title number from map recto. Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper. Shows relief by hachures. Soiled, stained, frayed and abraded. Mounted on cloth, bound and cropped, disbound and silked by subsequent owners. Cleaned after removal of backings 1999; some fill remains. Sheathed in mylar. Watermark: "CC" beneath crown; the second C is reversed and interlocked with the first. No similar mark in Gravell and Miller. References: Guthorn, Peter J. American maps and map makers of the revolution, p. 17-22; Heusser, Albert H. George Washington’s map maker, p. 249-256. Scale Scale [ca. 1:34,000] Coordinates (W 74⁰22ʹ--W 74⁰15ʹ/N 41⁰19ʹ--N 41⁰13ʹ) Identifier Maps -- M30 M004506 n000147m Subject Buildings--New York (State)--Maps Landforms--New York (State)--Maps Landowners--New York (State)--Maps Rivers--New York (State)--Maps Roads--New York (State)--Maps Subject geographic name Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.)--History--18th century--Campaigns--Maps, Manuscript Orange County (N.Y.)--History--18th century--Campaigns--Maps, Manuscript Material type or medium of original manuscript maps Rights This digital image may be used for educational or scholarly purposes without restriction. Commercial and other uses of the item are prohibited without prior written permission from the New-York Historical Society. For more information, please visit the New-York Historical Society's Rights and Reproductions Department web page at http://www.nyhistory.org/about/rights-reproductionsCollection
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War, Revolutionary 1775-1783