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Map of Monongahela River, 1755 (Monongahela River, Pennsylvania, USA)
1755 or laterEtching and engraving; hand-coloured | Scale: 1:760,320 approx. | RCIN 731061.a
A map of the country between Will's Creek and the Monongahela River showing the encampments and route of the British army, 1755. French and Indian War (1754-63). Oriented with north to top (cardinal points).
One of six plans of Braddock's marches, camps, and campaign in 1755 (see RCINs 731061.a-f). These maps are closely based on the manuscript maps of the same titles in 'A Journal of the Expedition to North America in 1755, under General Braddock'; BL King's MS 212. The Fort Cumberland referred to in this set of plans was in Maryland (39°39'03"N 78°45'55"W). It was the westernmost outpost of British territory in North America and was the point of departure for General Edward Braddock's (bap.2 February 1695-13 July 1755) march to Fort Duquesne (40°26'29"N 80°00'39"W).
? Thomas Jefferys (c. 1719-71) (publisher)
? Robert Orme (1725-90) (cartographer)
Subject(s)
Army-GBWatermark: Fleur-de-lys
Condition: no fold lines; induced discolouration on verso; pin holes in each corner. Formerly kept in a rough buff/grey paper folder with old heading on front
Scale: 1:760,320 approx. Scale bar: Scale of English Miles [66 mm =] 30.
29.0 x 19.0 cm (neatline)
32.7 x 20.4 cm (image)
34.0 x 22.1 cm (platemark)
37.3 x 24.5 cm (sheet)
Printed title:
A Map of the Country between Will’s Creek & Monongahela River / Shewing the Rout and Encampments of the English Army in 1755. [top, outside neatline]
Additional text:
[bottom right, a key, 1-19, to the locations of the encampments:] REFERENCES to the Encampments.
Annotations:
George III heading: Encampments and March from Fort Cumberland to the Monongahela River in 1755.
Other annotations: (Recto) [top, black pencil, erased and partly legible:] Monongahela; [bottom, black pencil, erased:] XV/1. (Verso) None.
George III catalogue entry:
Encampment A Map of the Country between Fort Cumberland on Will’s Creek and the Monongahela River shewing the Rout and Encampments of the English Army in 1755; with five particular Plans of the Disposition of the Army on its March, the Encampments &c. [The same entry appears under the headings Cumberland, Fort, March, and Monongahela.]
Subject(s)
Monongahela River, Pennsylvania, USA
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