Map of the province of New York showing settlements along the Hudson and the Mohawk, with distances from Albany [cartographic material] / draft by Charles Rivez
Alternative Title
Title from verso: Map of the province of N. York, drafts by Charles Rivez.
Manuscript map done by Charles Rivez, approximately 1756. Depicts the roads and water routes from New York up the Hudson to Fort Edward and beyond to Wood Creek, and Lake Ontario to the west. The roads depicted here were used by Shirley in his march from Albany to Oswego during his attempt to attack Niagra, and those used by Sir William Johnson on his way to Lake George.
Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.)--Maps Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.)--Maps New York (State)--Maps New York (State)--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775--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. 486, 1924. CSmH
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