The military tract comprised 28 townships (1,680,000 acres) in New York State that was granted to soldiers of the War of American Revolution. This land included all or parts of present day Cayuga, Cortland, Onondaga, Oswego, Schuyler, Seneca, Tompkins, and Wayne counties. The names of the towns were given classical Greek and Roman names along a few honoring English authors.
Description:
Heavily annotated throughout by Elkanah Watson., Maps most likely date from 1793 to 1794., and Title devised by cataloger.
Subject (Geographic):
New York (State)--Maps--Early works to 1800. and New York (State)--Surveys--Early works to 1800.
Subject (Name):
Watson, Elkanah,--1758-1842--Ms. notes.
Subject (Topic):
Land subdivision--New York (State)--Early works to 1800.
An issue of the Pownall map of North America and the West Indies; appears similar to the 1783 and 1794 editions., Insets: A particular map of Baffin and Hudson's Bay -- The passage by land to California., Prime meridians: London and Ferro., and Relief shown pict
Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1722-1824
Published / Created:
1775?-1781?]
Call Number:
1983 Folio 25
Image Count:
3
Resource Type:
Maps, Atlases & Globes
Abstract:
A made-up collection of charts, plans and views, partly hand colored, from the Atlantic Neptune comprising [v. 1]: the charts of the South East Coast of Nova Scotia, with the title page of The charts of the coast and harbors of New England, 1781 bound in front (31 items, dated between 1777 and 1781). [v. 2]: Charts of the coast and harbours in the Gulph and river of St. Lawrence, 1780, including the charts of the coast of New England (36 items, dated between 1775 and 1781). [v. 3]: Charts of several harbours and divers parts of the coast of North America from New York south westwards to the Gulph of Mexico, 1780, including some 16 charts belonging to the New England part of the work (35 items, dated between 1776 and 1781). General title page wanting.
Description:
Includes indexes.
Publisher:
The Admiralty,
Subject (Geographic):
North America--Maps and North America--Pictorial works