Statement Of Responsibility: Laid down by Christopher Gist ; (copied from the map sent by G. Rehrer).
Version Identification: Hand drawn facsimile, possibly based on original in the Huntington Library, San Marino, California (HM 1095).
Content: On map near Ft. DuQuesne, "The battle, July ye 9th, 1755."
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map : manuscript, colored ; on sheet 33 x 44 cm

Abstract

Relief shown pictorially. Covers primarily southwestern Pennsyvlania from Fort Duquesne to Fort Cumberland. Includes table of references and distances to camps along the route. Includes notes to explain routes highlighted in red.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 965506122
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20646155
Folder number: US195.1.04
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): df85c310-c478-0134-8d7b-00505686a51c

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1755

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MLA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "The route of the army under the command of Genl. Braddock to the place of their defeat" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1755 - 1899. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/df85c310-c478-0134-8d7b-00505686a51c

APA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1755 - 1899). The route of the army under the command of Genl. Braddock to the place of their defeat Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/df85c310-c478-0134-8d7b-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "The route of the army under the command of Genl. Braddock to the place of their defeat" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 14, 2026. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/df85c310-c478-0134-8d7b-00505686a51c

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