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Plan of the encampment and position of the army under His Excelly. Lt. General Burgoyne at Braemus Heights on Hudson's River near Stillwater: on the 20th Septr. with the position of the detachment &c. in the action of the 7th of Octr. & the position of the army on the 8th Octr. 1777

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Plan of the encampment and position of the army under His Excelly. Lt. General Burgoyne at Braemus Heights on Hudson's River near Stillwater: on the 20th Septr. with the position of the detachment &c. in the action of the 7th of Octr. & the position of the army on the 8th Octr. 1777
Names
Wilkinson, William Cumberland (Cartographer)
Faden, William, 1749-1836 (Engraver)
Collection

Maps of New York City and State

Revolutionary War

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1780-02-01
Place: London
Publisher: Published as the Act directs by W. Faden, Charing Cross
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 01-472 [Filed with N.Y.S. Revol. War, Burgoyne's Campaign 1777]
Topics
New York (State) -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
Saratoga Campaign, N.Y., 1777
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: Accompanied by overlay to show change of positions of troops.
Content: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Content: Oriented with north to the bottom.
Content: Relief shown by hachures.
Content: Shows deployment of armies; roads, rivers, forests, fields and camps.
Citation/reference: LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1187
Content: Appears in William Faden's A collection of 26 plans of battles of the American Revolution.
Statement of responsibility: drawn by W.C. Wilkinson Lt. 62 Regt. Asst. Engr. ; engraved by Wm. Faden.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand colored ; 34 x 35 cm.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 43216797
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14968564
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0cbb49a0-c5ab-012f-9b35-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1780: Issued
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Plan of the encampment and position of the army under His Excelly. Lt. General Burgoyne at Braemus Heights on Hudson's River near Stillwater" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1780-02-01. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-ee3a-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Plan of the encampment and position of the army under His Excelly. Lt. General Burgoyne at Braemus Heights on Hudson's River near Stillwater" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-ee3a-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1780-02-01). Plan of the encampment and position of the army under His Excelly. Lt. General Burgoyne at Braemus Heights on Hudson's River near Stillwater Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-ee3a-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Plan of the encampment and position of the army under His Excelly. Lt. General Burgoyne at Braemus Heights on Hudson's River near Stillwater