Map from Junes to Arches & Warwick A. B & B2nd. No 86, B, 2nd by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants [rev. ed.].
![Map from Junes to Arches & Warwick A. B & B2nd. No 86, B, 2nd by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants [rev. ed.].: The image displays an old, hand-drawn map with delicate, faded lines and annotations indicating various geographical features, such as Warwick Creek, Chester, and labels like Sugar Loaf. The map shows detailed topographical elements, including lines representing ridges or elevation changes, along with compass directions sketched lightly, characteristic of historical cartographic documents. There are small sunburst symbols and notations that suggest elevations or notable landmarks, while a series of connected lines trace routes or borders, giving insight into historical geography.](https://d8e7jbdw4fu0e.cloudfront.net/13108/2b506c10-97cf-11ef-a836-45a3da0b475e-vZncQXu.lg@2x.jpg)
Map from Junes to Arches & Warwick A. B & B2nd. No 86, B, 2nd by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants [rev. ed.].
The image displays an old, hand-drawn map with delicate, faded lines and annotations indicating various geographical features, such as Warwick Creek, Chester, and labels like Sugar Loaf. The map shows detailed topographical elements, including lines representing ridges or elevation changes, along with compass directions sketched lightly, characteristic of historical cartographic documents. There are small sunburst symbols and notations that suggest elevations or notable landmarks, while a series of connected lines trace routes or borders, giving insight into historical geography.
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Map from Junes to Arches & Warwick A. B & B2nd. No 86, B, 2nd by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants [rev. ed.].Entry/Object ID
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An old, hand-drawn map from Junes to Arches & Warwick A. B & B2nd. No 86, B, 2nd by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants with annotations indicating various geographical features, such as Warwick Creek, Chester, and labels like Sugar Loaf.Description
From Junes to Arches & Warwich A. B & B2nd. No 86, B, 2nd by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants [rev. 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 & B2nd. No 86, B, 2nd by Robert Erskine F.R.S. Geogr. A. U.S. and Assistants [rev. ed.]. Road from Junes to Arches & Warwich. 86 Index From June’s to Archer and Warwick Index From Junes to Archer & Warwich - A. B& B2. 86 Alternative Title Road from Junes to Arches & Warwich. 86 Index From June’s to Archer and Warwick Index From Junes to Archer & Warwich - A. B& B2. 86 Date 1779 Physical Description 1 map : ms. ; 53 x 38 cm Series Rough draughts of surveys, begun A.D. 1778 ; 086, B 2nd Description In ink on recto: "No. 86. B2d". Includes texts. To the east, "for the Remarks of the Road see Rough Draft No 5[1]." To the west, "For the Remarks of this Road See Rough Draft No 69." Military topographic map. Covers the townships of Chester and Warwick in Orange County, New York. Shows roads running through East Chester, Sugarloaf, 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. No title proper 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. Pen-and-ink, pencil on laid paper. Shows relief by hachures. Stained 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: "GR" beneath shield, similar to Gravell and Miller foreign watermark no. 301. 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. 1:32,000] Coordinates (W 74⁰22ʹ--W 74⁰14ʹ/N 41⁰23ʹ--N 41⁰12ʹ) Identifier Maps -- M30 M004507 n000148m 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