A VIEW OF FORT ROBERTDEAU, IN SINKING-SPRING VALLEY, STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA.
A view of Fort Robertdeau, in Sinking-Spring Valley, state of Pennsylvania.
Copper plate engraving, 1788.
Image 3 3/8 x 7 1/2" (8.6 x 19.1 cm).
Good condition. save for some faint damp stailing in the upper left corner. LOCATION: New York City
Inventory Number: 97118
Price: $225.00 Publisher : Published in The Columbian magazine, or, Monthly miscellany. 18th Century American Imprint.
Published in "The Columbian magazine, or, Monthly miscellany" in Philadelphia. Printed for Seddon, Spotswood, Cist, and Trenchard, 1788 December.
This important fort was constructed in 1778 to protect the lead ore mining of the Sinking Spring Valley needed for ammunition. Fort Robertdeau, aka “the Lead Mine Fort.” was one of the many frontier forts Pennsylvanians built during the American Revolution.
All prints and maps that appeared in the Columbian Magazine are considered to be rare. 18th-19th Century Subjects , Town Views - United States , Pennsylvania