A Topographical Map of the northn. part of New York Island… FADEN/STEDMAN 1794
£2,720
SKU: P-7-019070
'A Topographical Map of the northn. part of New York Island, exhibiting the plan of Fort Washington now Fort Knyhausen shewing the several attacks of the Royal Army'
A fine large map shows the Battle of Fort Washington, fought in Upper Manhattan on November 16, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War. It ended in a British victory, with the surrender of the garrison of Fort Washington near the north end of Manhattan, removing the last American stronghold on the island. It was one of the worst American defeats of the war. The map was originally drawn by Claude Sauthier in 1777. The four phases of the attack are illustrated with the letters A through D. The key at right identifies the first attack as that by Gen. Knyphausen, the second by Matthews and Cornwallis, the third as a feint, and the fourth by Lord Percy. Sauthier's delineation of upper Manhattan was the most accurate and detailed to date. The map extends from Harlem in the south to Kingsbridge in the north. The Redoubt and Fort Lee or Fort Constitution are shown on the West Bank of the Hudson River, along with Fort Washington and the many battle details shown on Manhattan itself, and is generally regarded as the best contemporary plan of this battle. This example of the map is a second printing for Charles Stedman's "The History of the Origin, Progress, and Termination of the American War" which Joseph Sabin considers "the best contemporary account of the Revolution written from the British side." [Nebenzahl 116]
Size 48 x 27 cm | 18.5 x 10.5 inches
Date Published: 1794
Type: Antique copperplate map
Author: Stedman, Charles
Publication: The history of the origin, progress & termination of the American War
Condition: Good |
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