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Plan of Mount Independence
Title
Plan of Mount Independence.
Production
[Fort Ticonderoga, New York], [1776]
Physical Description
1 map : manuscript, color ; 32 x 39 cm
Cartographic Detail
Scale not given. (W 73°24ʹ00ʺ--W 73°22ʹ12ʺ/N 43°51ʹ00ʺ--N 43°49ʹ48ʺ).
Notes
Title devised by cataloger.
Coordinates not present on map and are approximated.
Summary
Original water color plan made by Col. John Trumbull in Fort Ticonderoga, August, 1776, by order of General George Washington and sent to Congress. It was accompanied by a memorial to Congress urging the abandonment of Fort Independence and the occupation of Mount Defiance.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts / Maps & GIS
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 12, 2015
Subjects
Also listed under
United States New York (State) Fort Ticonderoga.
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