Plan of Mount Independence.Trumbull, John, 1756-1843, creator.1776 AugustOriginal water color plan made by Col. John Trumbull in Fort Ticonderoga, August, 1776, by order of General George Washington and sent to Congress. It was accompanied by a memorial to Congress urging the abandonment of Fort Independence and the occupation of Mount Defiance.Coordinates not present on map and are approximated.Title devised by cataloger.cartographic