Geometrical plan of Fort Edward with his environs, [cartographic material] : the circumvallations line, water, mountains, valleys, hils [sic], meadows and woods. &. / Laid down by me, in the month Octobr. 1756 G.C. Wetterstrom, Capt. of R.A.R
Manuscript map showing Fort Edward a year after its construction and locates its strategic importance in the defense of New York during the French and Indian War. Inset map shows the profile of the battlements to the line of defence. Endorsed on [by Lord Loudon?]: "Plan of Fort Edward and its environs by Capt. Wetterstrom".
Fort Edward (N.Y.)--Maps--Early works to 1800 Fortification--New York (State)--Maps New York (State)--Maps New York (State)--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763--Maps Early maps. (lcgft) Manuscripts (aat)
Source
Kashnor Collection of Early American Maps, 1670-1856 Maps, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance
Purchased from Museum Book Store, Catalog No. 93, No. 481, 1924. CSmH
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