Name/Title
Plan of the Country from Frogs Point to Croton River showing the Positions of the American & British Armies from the 12th of October 1776 until the Engagement on the White Plains on the 28thEntry/Object ID
L.2004.11Description
Lithographed map of the eastern Hudson Valley, showing troop positions in October, 1776: title appears in lower right: "PLAN / of the Country from / FROGS POINT to CROTON RIVER / showing the Positions of the / American & British Armies / from the 12th of October 1776 until the /ENGAGEMENT on the WHITE PLAINS / on the 28th;" "Published Nov.r. 1806 by Richard Phillips, New Bridge Street" appears at center bottom; "Nele St. Strand" appears on lower left corner, just below the outer line; "Engraved for the Life of Washington" appears on center top; scale, in miles, appears at lower left within lines; 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 "NORTH RIVER;" "TAPPAN SEA," and "Haverstraw Bay;" also "Croton Fer (sic)," "Tarrytown," "Mill R.," "Dutch Chu (sic)," "Philips," "Pugsley," "Sunken Chevaux de Frise;" map is bordered by double lines, one thin and one thick; plate mark is visible around edges; "NY" written in pencil on lower right corner; some features highlighted in yellow, blue, grey and red paint which has bled through to the back; "NY" and "3.50" written in pencil on back upper left corner.Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
UnknownAttribution
MakerDate made
1806Notes
Dates: c. 1850Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionTranscription
(See Description)Dimensions
Dimension Description
OverallHeight
17-1/4 inWidth
10 inDimension Notes
Display Dimensions: 17 1/4 x 10 in. (43.8 x 25.4 cm)Material
Paper (wove), ink, WatercolorCondition
Notes
Remarks: Cut from a book (Life of Washington) of unknown author and edition; creases from being folded in the book appear across the middle and down the map; edges on bottom and top torn; tape reinforcements on some edges and on two sides and on two sides of middle crease; surface dirt with random spots and areas of various sizes; yellow, blue, grey, or red paint used to outline parts; paints ran through in places on back.Relationships
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L.2004.10 - Map - RelatedGeneral Notes
Note Type
StorageNoteNote
Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 28ANote Type
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Library