Plan of the Narrows. Shewing the several batterys proposed to prevent ships coming up to New York. [cartographic material] / James Montresor, chief engineer
Manuscript map showing the Narrows between Staten Island and Long Island. Water depths are shaded in blue, soundings are given in feet and shown in a line across the Narrows from the central forts. Batteries are shown on Long Island and Staten Island, with location and gun strength.
New York Harbor (N.Y. and N.J.)--Maps--Early works to 1800 Narrows, The (New York, N.Y.)--Maps Fortification--New York Harbor (N.Y. and N.J.)--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. 499, 1924. CSmH
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