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Manuscripts
Map of New York Isld. with the adjacent rocks in the remarkable passage of Hell Gate [cartographic material] / by IBH, 1778
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Manuscripts
Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
![A map of the province of New-York & part of New Jersey [cartographic material]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Frail.huntington.org%2FIIIF3%2FImage%2F22APN4MO8RID%2Ffull%2F%5E360%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg&w=750&q=75)
Manuscripts
Manuscript map by Charles Rivez, showing the boundaries between the provinces of New York and New Jersey. The Hudson and Mohawk rivers are well defined, and the forts, towns and settlements along them are depicted. Lake George and the territory to the north of Ticonderoga are shown, and the settlements, towns and roads of New Jersey are shown through the northern part of Burlington county.
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![Plan of the harbor of New York [cartographic material]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Frail.huntington.org%2FIIIF3%2FImage%2F22APN4MO714D%2Ffull%2F%5E360%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg&w=750&q=75)
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Manuscript map rough draft by Samuel Holland and Charles Rivez, appears to be taken from an earlier map that depicts the period 1735. Related to William Bradford's map of the harbor, published in 1735.
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![A plan of Newcastle Barracks in the parish of Saint Andrews, Jamaica. [cartographic material]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Frail.huntington.org%2FIIIF3%2FImage%2F22APN4MOZ3I9%2Ffull%2F%5E360%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg&w=750&q=75)
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Manuscript map showing the barracks, stores, support buildings (e.g. hospital, kitchens, bake house, privies) for the Newcastle Barracks in Saint Andrews, Jamaica. An inset map shows the elevation profile of the barracks. The Newcastle military center was constructed in the 1840s under Major General Sir William Maynard Gomm in an effort to reduce the number of yellow fever deaths amongst British troops. The center is still used as a training center for the Jamaican Defense Force.
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![Plan, elevation, and section of the barracks at Fort-George which contains 140 men [cartographic material]](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Frail.huntington.org%2FIIIF3%2FImage%2F22APN4MO2YCR%2Ffull%2F%5E360%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg&w=750&q=75)
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Manuscript map showing the plan, outer view and cross section of barracks at Fort George. Located along the Hudson River at the junction with the Fish Creek River, the fort was later renamed Fort Hardy, which is located in modern day Schuylerville, Saratoga County, New York. The fireplaces and brickwork are depicted in red ink. Kashnor attributes the map to James Gabriel Montresor, the British engineer, who drew several maps of Fort George in late June 1759.
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MS mat note: 150243. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: Mat verso: 306.
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![Plan and sections of Fort-George. [cartographic material] : Built upon Hudson's River: A.D. 1757](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Frail.huntington.org%2FIIIF3%2FImage%2F22APN4MO7KI8%2Ffull%2F%5E360%2C%2F0%2Fdefault.jpg&w=750&q=75)
Manuscripts
Manuscript plan showing Fort George, with barracks, storehouse, gate and gun platform depicted. Located along the Hudson River at the junction with the Fish Creek River. Later renamed Fort Hardy, which is located in modern day Schuylerville, Saratoga County, New York. Kashnor attributes the map to James Gabriel Montresor, the British engineer, who drew several maps of Fort George in late June 1759.
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