A map of the Country in which the Army under Lt. General Burgoyne acted in the Campaign of 1777, shewing the Marches of the Army & the Places of the principal Actions
DraftsmanDrawn by
Mr. Medcalfe
British, active 1777
PublisherPublished by
William Faden
British, 1750 - 1836
Date1780
MediumEngraving; black printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 22 5/8 x 10 3/4in. (57.5 x 27.3cm)
Platemark (height x width): 23 1/2 x 11 1/2in. (59.7 x 29.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 29 7/8 x 21 3/4in. (75.9 x 55.2cm)
Platemark (height x width): 23 1/2 x 11 1/2in. (59.7 x 29.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 29 7/8 x 21 3/4in. (75.9 x 55.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionRelief map of parts of New York and Vermont, with Lake Champlain to the north, the Connecticut River to the east, Albany to the south, and Fort William to the west. Relief is conveyed with hachure marks. Routes are marked on the map with dotted and broken parallel lines, and dates that probably refer to "principal actions" are marked with Xs. Farms, mills, towns and forts are labeled. The forts include Fort William Henry/Fort George, Fort Miller, Fort Hardy, Massachusetts Fort, Fort Ticonderoga, Fort Arm, and at least one unnamed fort along Otter Creek.
Object number2012.312.77
MarkingsRecto, top left corner, printed in black ink on sticker: "MAPS / Box / 198"InscribedRecto, top right, printed in black ink: "A MAP of the COUNTRY / in which the Army under / LT. GENERAL BURGOYNE / acted in the Campaign of 1777, / shewing the Marches of the Army / & the Places of the principal Actions. / Drawn by MR. MEDCALFE / Engraved by WM. FADEN."Right, printed in black ink: "Scale of Statute Miles."
Bottom, printed in black ink: "London. Published as the Act directs, Feby. 1st 1780, by Mw. Faden, Charing Cross."NotesCartographic Note: Scale: 1 inch equals 10 statute miles
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