A Map of the Province of New-York, Reduc'd from the large Drawings of that Province, Compiled from Actual Surveys by Order of His Excellent William Tryon Esqr. Captain General & Governor of the Same. . . to which is added New-Jersey. . . .

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• ARTIST: Claude Joseph Sauthier

• PUBLISHER: Engraved and published according to act of Parliament August 1st 1776 by William Faden.

• MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving,

  DATE: 1776

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 28 x 22 1/2" (71 x 57 cm) plus margins.

• DESCRIPTION: A good example of this map that was made from the "topographical observations" of Claude Joseph Sauthier and Bernard Ratzer. Areas and towns along the rivers are well delineated. When this map was made, New York State claimed all the area that is now Vermont. On the Connecticut River towns such as Lebanon, Hanover, Lime are noted. It may be the first engraved mention on a map of Dartmouth College. Illustrated in Nebenzahl's "Atlas of the American Revolution" Map No. 37, pp. 158-60.

• ADDITIONAL INFO:

• CONDITION: Good condition, save for repaired splitting along fold lines. Black and white.

• REFERENCE: Sellers and Van Ee, #1047.

• CATEGORIES: Maps