Map A sketch of the field of battle with the disposition of the troops in the beginning of the engagement of the 9th of July on the Monongahela 7 miles from Fort Du Quesne.

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Title

  • A sketch of the field of battle with the disposition of the troops in the beginning of the engagement of the 9th of July on the Monongahela 7 miles from Fort Du Quesne.

Created / Published

  • [1755]

Headings

  • -  Pittsburgh Region (Pa.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
  • -  Monongahela River Valley (W. Va. and Pa.)--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
  • -  Monongahela, Battle of the, Pa., 1755--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
  • -  United States--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh Region
  • -  United States--Pennsylvania--Monongahela River Valley
  • -  United States--West Virginia--Monongahela River Valley
  • -  Monongahela, Battle of the, Pa., 1755

Genre

  • Early maps

Notes

  • -  Scale 1:10,800; 300 yards to an in.
  • -  Manuscript, pen-and-ink.
  • -  Relief shown by hachures.
  • -  The name R. Ohio applies also to the Allegheny.
  • -  "No. 27."
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
  • -  Includes index to points of interest and military positions.
  • -  Vault
  • -  AACR2: 440; 651/1; 650/3

Medium

  • map on sheet 25 x 37 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3824.P6S26 1755 .S5

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • gm71002313

Online Format

  • image

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A sketch of the field of battle with the disposition of the troops in the beginning of the engagement of the 9th of July on the Monongahela 7 miles from Fort Du Quesne. [1755] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/gm71002313/.

APA citation style:

(1755) A sketch of the field of battle with the disposition of the troops in the beginning of the engagement of the 9th of July on the Monongahela 7 miles from Fort Du Quesne. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/gm71002313/.

MLA citation style:

A sketch of the field of battle with the disposition of the troops in the beginning of the engagement of the 9th of July on the Monongahela 7 miles from Fort Du Quesne. [1755] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/gm71002313/>.