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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

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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

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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
Names
Blodget, Samuel, 1724-1807 (Creator)
Jefferys, Thomas, -1771 (Engraver)
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Maps of New York City and State

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Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1800 - 1852 (Approximate)
Place: New York, N.Y.?
Publisher: publisher not identified
Table of Contents
First engagement -- Second engagement.
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 16-723
Topics
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.)
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Maps
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
Description
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.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 940502746
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20902309
Other local Identifier: US156.1.04
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 887a0da0-bed0-0133-c112-00505686a51c
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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

  • 1724: Creator Born
  • 1800: Issued (Approximate)
  • 1807: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2021: Found by you!
  • 2022

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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" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1800 - 1852. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/acc79040-bed0-0133-4157-00505686a51c

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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" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 22, 2021. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/acc79040-bed0-0133-4157-00505686a51c

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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 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/acc79040-bed0-0133-4157-00505686a51c

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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