Map of Lake George, 1755 (New York, USA) 43°25'33"N 73°42'54"W

Thomas Jefferys (c. 1719-71) (engraver and publisher) [bottom right, edge of neatline:] T. Jefferys sculp. [bottom centre, below edge of neatline:] Published according to Act of Parliament February the 2.^d 1756.

Samuel Blodget (active 1755) (draughtsman) [bottom left, below edge of neatline:] Samuel Blodget delin.

Subject(s)

Watermark: None

Condition: one fold line

28.5 x 51.1 cm (two images on one sheet, whole image)

25.7 x 51.1 cm (neatline)

28.7 x 52.1 cm (platemark)

30.6 x 53.6 cm (sheet)

25.7 x 19.6 cm (neatline First Engagement)

25.7 x 31.6 cm (neatline Second Engagement)

Printed title:

A Prospective View of the BATTLE fought near Lake George, on the 8.^th of Sep.^r 1755, between 2000 English with 250 Mohawks, / under the command of GEN.^L JOHNSON: & 2500 French & Indians under the command of GEN.^L DIESKAU in which the English were victorious captivating the French Gen.^l with a Number of his Men killing 700 & putting the rest to flight. [Two views, side by side:] FIRST ENGAGEMENT [and] SECOND ENGAGEMENT [Accompanied by letterpress text, see RCIN 731065.b.] [top, outside neatline]

Insets:

[left: a map of the Hudsons River from New York to Lake George.] Scale: 1: 35,900. Scale bar: Scale of Miles for the Wedth of the River [135 mm =] 3. Scale of Miles / for the Length of the River [ = 34 mm]. 
[Bottom left:] A Plan of / Lymans / now called / Fort Edward [and] A Plan of / Fort / William Henry.

Annotations:

George III heading: Battle near Lake George 8 Sept.^r 1755.

Other annotations: none.

George III catalogue entry:

George, Lake Prospective View of the Battle fought near Lake George on the 8.^th of Sept.^r 1755, between the English and Mohawks under the command of General Johnson, and the French and Indians under the command of General Dieskau: by Samuel Blodget, published by Jefferys 1756: with an Explanation 4.^o