A PLAN OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE KING'S ARMY UNDER THE COMMAND OF GENERAL SR. WILLIAM HOWE, K.B.

Object/Artifact

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

A PLAN OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE KING'S ARMY UNDER THE COMMAND OF GENERAL SR. WILLIAM HOWE, K.B.

Entry/Object ID

VC.59.247

Description

Map, engraved, and tinted with greenish wash: map of area of Westchester, N.Y.C., and part of New Jersey, entitled "A Plan of the Operations of the King's Army under the Command of General Sr. William Howe, K.B.,/in New York and/East New Jersey,/against the American Forces Commanded/by General Washington/from the 12th of October to the 28th of November, 1776/ Wherein is particularly distinguished/The Engagement on the White Plains,/the 28th. of October." Map, with area extremely attentuated, has, in addition to place names, locations of battle lines, with their dates; a bridge ("Croton Bridge") is shown near Van Cortlandt Manor House (not indicated), as are two mills, one marked "Courtland Mill;" in Manor, "American Winter Quarters." Beneath title, and above scale: "By Claude Joseph Sautier. Engraved by Wm. Fadem, 1777; "beneath scale: "Published...Feb...1777 by W. Fadem...Maiden Lane Charing Cross."

Collection

Van Cortlandt Manor Object Collection

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Claude Joseph Sauthier

Attribution

Cartographer

Date made

1777

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

See description

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Object

Height

29 in

Width

21 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 29 x 21 in. (73.7 x 53.3 cm)

Dimension Description

Framed

Height

33-1/2 in

Width

25-1/4 in

Depth

1-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 33 1/2 x 25 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. (85.1 x 64.1 x 3.8 cm)

Material

Paper

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

L.2004.97 - Map - Related

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Mounted on tissue, Newman, N.Y.C., 1959. Miscellaneous: Almost identical map exists at Hammond Museum, N. Salem, New York, from which reproductions have been made for sale at Sleepy Hollow Restoration gift shops. Hammond map differs from VC.59.247 in that engravers and cartographer's names omitted and it is stated, in region of title, that it was made for "Stedman's History of the American War", and published by the Author April 12th., 1793." In upper right margin, "To front Page 214, Vol.1." William Faden was also engraver of nautical prints.

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Unit 4 Slot 07