Name/Title
Pays Situé entre Frog's Point et Croton River et Position des Armées Américaine et Britannique depuis le 12 Octobre 1776, jusqu'au 28 du même mois, qu'elles engagerant le Combat sur les Plaines BlanchesEntry/Object ID
L.2004.10Description
Engraved map of the eastern Hudson Valley, in French and English, showing troop positions in October, 1776: title appears in lower right; "PAY/Situé entre/FROG'S POINT/et/ CROTON RIVER,/ET POSITION/DES ARMÉES AMÉRICAINE et BRITANNIQUE,/depuis le 12 Octobre 1776, jusqu'au 28 du même mois,/qu'elles engagerant le COMBAT sur les/PLAINES BLANCHES."; Croton River to north to"Hartem" (sic) and Morrisania to the south; western shore of Hudson River, including Fort Lee, to Long Island Sound and Rye; towns, rivers, elevations, roads, troop positions represented by rectangles and identified; Hudson River is shaded and marked "RIVIERE DU NORD", TAPPAN SEA," and "Baie de Haverstraw;" features also include "Pointe Tellar," "Bay de Croton," Tarrytown, "Mill River," "Pugsley," "Eglise" [Église] north of Mill River, at confluence of Neperhan and the Hudson, "Chevaux de Frise," Phillips and Eglaise [Église]; scale in miles on lower left corner; map is bordered by double lines, one thin and one thick; plate mark is visible around edges; J.113 in crayon on the upper left corner on the back; illegible word in pencil on lower right corner.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
UnknownAttribution
MakerDate made
circa 1780Notes
Dates: c. 1780Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionTranscription
(See Description)Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
18 inWidth
10-1/2 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 18 x 10 1/2 in. (45.7 x 26.7 cm)Material
Paper (laid), inkCondition
Notes
Remarks: Crease appears across the middle and has been reinforced across the back with glued paper strip; crease in upper right corner; small fold in lower left corner; tiny tears on lower right side; addtional crease lines on left side near the middle; slight surface dirt with random small spots; was probably mounted at some point; glue spots on upper and lower left corners.Relationships
Related Entries
Notes
L.2004.11 - Map - RelatedGeneral Notes
Note Type
General NoteNote
Map is in French and English.Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 28ANote Type
DepartmentNote
Library