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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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
Collection
Maps of New York City and State
Revolutionary War
Names
Wilkinson, William Cumberland (Cartographer)
Faden, William, 1749-1836 (Engraver)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1780-02-01
Place: London
Publisher: Published as the Act directs by W. Faden, Charing Cross
Library Location
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 01-472 [Filed with N.Y.S. Revol. War, Burgoyne's Campaign 1777]
Subjects
New York (State) -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
Saratoga Campaign, N.Y., 1777
Genres
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.
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 43216797
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b14968564
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0cbb49a0-c5ab-012f-9b35-58d385a7bc34
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1780-02-01
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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: 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" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1780. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0cbb49a0-c5ab-012f-9b35-58d385a7bc34
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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: 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" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 10, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0cbb49a0-c5ab-012f-9b35-58d385a7bc34
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