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Montrésor, John, 1736-1799 A Map of the Province of New York with part of Pensylvania, and New England, from an actual survey by Captain Montrésor, Engineer, 1775

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03101.01 Author/Creator: Montrésor, John, 1736-1799 Place Written: London, England Type: Map Date: 10 June 1775 Pagination: 1 map Height: 78.7 cm, Width: 96.5 cm Order a Copy

Includes insets of Connecticut River area and Lake Champlain area. Shows upper New York, Connecticut, Vermont. Framed to 92.7 x 113 cm. "P. Andreus, Sculpter" appears in lower right corner.

Montresor, John, 1736-1799

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