Birds eye view of the Garrison &c of Ticonderoga (by the Indian name Tigrondergua the meeting of the waters)
DraftsmanDrawn by
Unknown
Dateabout 1860
MediumDrawing; ink on paper on linen with green binding
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 23 3/8 x 18 3/8in. (59.4 x 46.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 23 5/8 x 18 7/8in. (60 x 47.9cm)
Mount (height x width): 23 5/8 x 18 7/8in. (60 x 47.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 23 5/8 x 18 7/8in. (60 x 47.9cm)
Mount (height x width): 23 5/8 x 18 7/8in. (60 x 47.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionManuscript map of Fort Ticonderoga, with Lake George at the top of the map and Lake Champlain at the bottom. The north arrow points toward the top right corner. The fort's buildings and the structures and places around it are indicated with symbols, and many of them are labeled: the burial ground, a hotel, the hospital, store houses, and wells. Waterfalls and bridges along the lakes and waterways are marked, too. Unattributed quotations appear in various places that describe military actions taken by the troops on both sides.
On the verso, there is a pencil sketch of a fort.
On the verso, there is a pencil sketch of a fort.
Object number2012.312.75
MarkingsVerso, top, printed in blue ink and handwritten in black ink on label: "TED BY / Root [handwritten] / tford. [handwritten]Bottom, printed in blue ink and handwritten in black ink on label: "PRESEN / George [handwritten] / Har [handwritten]"
Center, printed in black ink on label: "S. UNDERWOOD / LOOKING GLASS & PICTURE FRAME / MANUFACTORY / 186 FULTONS TREET, / New York. / [rest of label obscured]"
InscribedRecto, left side, handwritten in black ink: "Birds eye view of the Garrison +c / of Ticonderoga ["Ticonderoga" underlined] (by the Indian name / Tigrondergua the meeting of the waters) / A 1 1756 [date underlined] was buildt by the French & by them / called Carrillon ["Carrillon" underlined]. / July 8th 1759 [date underlined] Was attacked by Gen. Abercrombie + Seventeen / thousand regular & provincials, who were obliged to retreat / after a severe contest, July 1760 [date underlined] was taken by / Genl. Amherst / 10th May 1775 [date underlined] Was surrendered by the British / to Col's Ethan Allen + Benedict Arnold In / the name of Jehovah + the Continental / Congress. / July 6, 1777 [date underlined] Was evacuated by the / Americans under Gen. St Clair / in consequence of Gen. Burgoyne's / getting possession of Mount Defiance / from which point he reduced / it to ruins-"
Verso, top left, handwritten in black ink: "Plan of the Forts [illegible] between / Lakes George + Champlain"NotesCartographic Note: No scale
Classification Note: In terms of this project, "historical maps" refer to those made at a later date than the time period depicted.
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