A prospective view of the battle fought near Lake George, on the 8th of Sepr. 1755, between 2000 English, with 250 Mohawks: under the command of Genl. Johnson & 2500 French & Indians under the command of Genl. Dieskau in which the English were victorious captivating the French Genl. with a number of his men killing 700 & putting the rest to flight
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A prospective view of the battle fought near Lake George, on the 8th of Sepr. 1755, between 2000 English, with 250 Mohawks: under the command of Genl. Johnson & 2500 French & Indians under the command of Genl. Dieskau in which the English were victorious captivating the French Genl. with a number of his men killing 700 & putting the rest to flight
Collection
Maps of New York City and State
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(A-Z)
Names
Blodget, Samuel, 1724-1807 (Creator)
Jefferys, Thomas, -1771 (Engraver)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1800 - 1852 (Approximate)
Place: New York, N.Y.?
Publisher: publisher not identified
Table Of Contents
First engagement -- Second engagement.
Library Location
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 16-723
Subjects
Lake George, Battle of, N.Y., 1755
George, Lake (N.Y. : Lake)
Fort William Henry (N.Y.)
Fort Edward (N.Y.)
New York (State) -- History -- French and Indian War, 1754-1763
Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.)
Genres
Notes
Statement Of Responsibility: Samuel Blodget delin. ; T. Jefferys sculp.
Content: Facsimile.
Date: "Published according to act of Parliament February the 2d 1756."
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 2 views on 1 sheet ; 26 x 32 cm and 23 x 12 cm, on sheet 39 x 57 cm
Abstract
Shows forts, camps, paths. Relief shown pictorially. Includes ancillary map of the Hudson River from New York to Lake George, and 2 diagrams: A plan of Lymans, now called Fort Edward -- A plan of Fort William Henry.
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 940502746
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20902309
Other local Identifier: US156.1.04
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 887a0da0-bed0-0133-c112-00505686a51c
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Date Issued
1800
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A prospective view of the battle fought near Lake George, on the 8th of Sepr. 1755, between 2000 English, with 250 Mohawks: under the command of Genl. Johnson & 2500 French & Indians under the command of Genl. Dieskau in which the English were victorious captivating the French Genl. with a number of his men killing 700 & putting the rest to flight" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1800 - 1852. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/887a0da0-bed0-0133-c112-00505686a51c
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1800 - 1852). A prospective view of the battle fought near Lake George, on the 8th of Sepr. 1755, between 2000 English, with 250 Mohawks: under the command of Genl. Johnson & 2500 French & Indians under the command of Genl. Dieskau in which the English were victorious captivating the French Genl. with a number of his men killing 700 & putting the rest to flight Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/887a0da0-bed0-0133-c112-00505686a51c
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A prospective view of the battle fought near Lake George, on the 8th of Sepr. 1755, between 2000 English, with 250 Mohawks: under the command of Genl. Johnson & 2500 French & Indians under the command of Genl. Dieskau in which the English were victorious captivating the French Genl. with a number of his men killing 700 & putting the rest to flight" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 12, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/887a0da0-bed0-0133-c112-00505686a51c
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