Manuscripts

Carte du Lac St. Sacrement avec une partie du Lac Champlain depuis le Fort Frederic jusqu'au Sauts de la Riviere d'Orange ou de Hudson & forts batis nouvellement par les Anglois [cartographic material]

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Description: Detailed manuscript map depicting the area of Albany to Fort Saint Frederic or Crown Point during the Crown Point Expedition, 1755 in the French and Indian War. The map was drawn up by or for General Baron Jean-Armand Dieskau and was in his possession when he was captured by General William Johnson. Lac St. Sacrement was later renamed Lake George.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1755
Call number: mssHM 15405
Provenance: Purchased from Museum Book Store, Catalog No. 93, No. 284, 1924.
Dimensions: 48 x 36 cm
Associated people: Dieskau, Jean-Armand, (1701-1767,); Johnson, William, (1715-1774,)

Hudson River from Albany to Fort Edward shewing the situation of the several posts between those places, 1757 [cartographic material]

Manuscripts

Manuscript map showing the Hudson River from its lowest point at Norman's Kill, just below Albany, to Lake George. Fort William Henry is shown but not named, indicating that the map was drawn after August 1757 when the fort was surrendered to French troops and destroyed.

mssHM 15409

The course of the Creek taken by the order of His Excellency General Amherst. [cartographic material] / By Franc. Pfister, eng

Manuscripts

Manuscript map showing the course of the Canada Creek (N.Y.) where it joins with Wood Creek to Roberts Hill, where it has its source. Canada Creek joins Wood Creek about 2 miles downstream from the strategic "Oneida Carry". The map is in part a memorial of General Amherst's efforts to capture Ticonderoga, Crown Point and Montreal in the French Indian War. It was during the Crown Point campaign that this map was drawn, probably to determine if there was another waterway from Wood Creek to Lake George. Strategic high and low land areas are noted, as well as places of encampment.

mssHM 15475

Plan, elevation, and section of the barracks at Fort-George which contains 140 men [cartographic material]

Manuscripts

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.

mssHM 15457

Elevation of the store-house built at Fort-George: [cartographic material] which contains 2500 barrels of flower

Manuscripts

Manuscript plan showing outside, cross-section and top-view layout of the flour store house 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. Kashnor attributes the map to James Gabriel Montresor, the British engineer, who drew several maps of Fort George in late June 1759.

mssHM 15456

Ichnographical plan of Schenectady. A. The Fort. B. Blockhouses .... [cartographic material] / Survey by me G.C. Wetterstrom, Albany 9 September 1756

Manuscripts

Manuscript map showing the fortifications of Schenectady shortly after Montcalm had captured and destroyed Oswego. A small fort is depicted to the Northwest and there are stockades around the town with blockhouses, bastions and gates. Shown with red and brown wash. The King's road is shown coming from the south gate, and the road to Albany coming from the south east gate. The defense of Schenectady was a top priority in the fall of 1756.

mssHM 15459

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Plan de la Riviere du Cap Fear depuis la Barre jusques a Brunswick Redigé, d'apres un Plan Anglois au Dépot Général des Cartes Plans et Journaux de la Marine

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Shows sailing routes through the bars surrounding this point and offers Instructions in a column to the left of the map. Table of sailing instructions. Depot de la Marine seal. "Petit sculp." Prime meridian: Paris. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Copper engraving. References: Philips 1211, BM Printed maps 676. Verso Text: MS notes: 855 150073.

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Carte du Lac St. Sacrement avec une partie du Lac Champlain depuis le Fort Frederic jusqu'au Sauts de la Riviere d'Orange ou de Hudson & forts batis nouvellement par les Anglois [cartographic material]

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