Sept. 1776)

Map Description

Old map of Long Island, New York, New York (State), New York City, United States.

Covers present-day New York City vicinity including Staten Island, Palisades area (N.J.), New Rochelle (N.Y.), and Jamaica Bay.
Shows troop positions, fortifications, ship anchorage areas, roads, built-up areas, villages, and agricultural field areas.
Relief shown by shading, hachures, and landform drawings. Depths shown by contours and soundings.
Title devised by cataloger.
Map appears to be a composite copied from the DesBarres sheets of the Atlantic Neptune.
Map originally in the British archives at Cricklewood (near London), where a twin copy was retained.
Pen-and-ink and watercolors.
This map has some imperfections: cracked from rolling, torn at top, has metal grommets at upper left corner of margin. We'll do our best to restore the image before printing.
Originally drawn on 10 sheets.
In later hand (ink) at lower right: (Two copies) L690, Press 83, New York.
Handwritten and rubber-stamped on verso on cloth backing: L690 (2) Press 83.
Accompanied by 2 textual description signs from former exhibitions of the map: Battle of New York, August-September 1776. [1] sheet : paperboard ; 29 x 25 cm. -- Battle of New York. [1] sheet : paperboard ; 28 x 42 cm.
Transfer; National Ocean Service, NOAA 2000.