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Plan of the attack on forts Clinton & Montgomery by the British forces under Sir Henry Clinton, Octr. 1777

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Item data

Title

Plan of the attack on forts Clinton & Montgomery by the British forces under Sir Henry Clinton, Octr. 1777

Collection

Maps of New York City and State
Revolutionary War

Names

Irving, Washington, 1783-1859 (Creator)
G.P. Putnam & Co. (Publisher)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1855 (Questionable)
Place: New York, N.Y.
Publisher: G.P. Putnam & Co.

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 17-431

Subjects

Fort Montgomery (New York, N.Y.) -- History
New York (N.Y.) -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
Hudson River Estuary (N.Y. and N.J.)
Fort Clinton (N.Y.)
Fort Montgomery (N.Y.)

Genres

Maps

Notes

Acquisition: Ford Collection
Citation/Reference: New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division , v.10, page 282, column 1, row 6
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map ; 22 x 18 cm, sheet 33 x 24 cm

Abstract

Relief shown by hachures and spot height. "Reduced from the British map." Excerpt from: Irving, Washington. Life of George Washington. New York, 1855-59, v. 3 (between p. 244 and 245).

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 81029927
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21469613
Folder number: US132.1
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 77905b80-d482-0135-4882-071e34586a64

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1855

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Plan of the attack on forts Clinton & Montgomery by the British forces under Sir Henry Clinton, Octr. 1777" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1855. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/77905b80-d482-0135-4882-071e34586a64

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1855). Plan of the attack on forts Clinton & Montgomery by the British forces under Sir Henry Clinton, Octr. 1777 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/77905b80-d482-0135-4882-071e34586a64

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Plan of the attack on forts Clinton & Montgomery by the British forces under Sir Henry Clinton, Octr. 1777" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/77905b80-d482-0135-4882-071e34586a64

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