Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Mensuration of North River at Dobbs Ferry

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.10668 Author/Creator: Knox, Henry, 1750-1806 Place Written: s.l. Type: Manuscript document Date: circa 1780 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 32.4 x 39.2 cm. Order a Copy

Map drawn by or for Knox as commander, bearing his emendations and handwritten docket on the verso identifying the map as "Mensuration of North River at Dobbs Ferry," New York. Measured in yards. Date was added later in pencil.

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources