Statement Of Responsibility: Compiled by Henry P. Johnston ; F. von Egloffstein del.
Content: Relief shown by hachures. Oriented with north at upper right.
Source Note: Extracted from: Johnston, Henry P., The campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn; Brooklyn: Long Island Historical Society, 1878.
Citation/Reference: New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division , v.7, page 42, column 1, row 1
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Content: Scale approximately 1:25,344 (W 74°02ʹ51ʺ--W 73°54ʹ25ʺ/N 40°52ʹ56ʺ--N 40°40ʹ46ʺ).

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map ; 34 x 86 cm, sheet 40 x 93 cm
NYPL Map Div. copy has accession no. stamped in lower left corner: 62205

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 51733774
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21472664
Folder number: US133.2
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e23c1090-d488-0135-63cd-0757e372d056

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1878

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MLA format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of New York City and of Manhattan Island with the American defences in 1776" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1878. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e23c1090-d488-0135-63cd-0757e372d056

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1878). Map of New York City and of Manhattan Island with the American defences in 1776 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e23c1090-d488-0135-63cd-0757e372d056

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "Map of New York City and of Manhattan Island with the American defences in 1776" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 17, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e23c1090-d488-0135-63cd-0757e372d056

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