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Complete Record for Item NS12 M12.4.51

Core Fields

Title:Plan of Forts Green, Lawrence, & Swift and lines of intrenchments constructed in the vicinity of Brooklyn for the defence of New York
Item Type:Maps
Date:1780
Call Number NS12 M12.4.51

Creator Information (Person)

creator: Swift, Joseph Gardner

Creator Information (Organization)

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Notes

Local_note: NYHS negative #58523
Extent: 1 manuscript map
Added_date: 1820
Dimensions: 82cm x 56cm
General_note: As with its companion, NYHS map 3218, this map is probably the work of Lieutenant J.E. Craig, taken from Lieutenant Renwick's survey of fortifications erected under the direction of Chief Engineer General Joseph Gardner Swift.
Collection: Beekman Family Association, Gift of 1942
Medium: black ink on paper
Added_person: Craig, J.E.
Local_note: See NYHS Map 3218 (same sheet).

Geographic Location: [Linked to other records with the same Location]

Boerum Hill (New York, N.Y.)

Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)

Brooklyn Heights (New York, N.Y.)

Brooklyn Navy Yard (New York, N.Y.)

Carroll Gardens (New York, N.Y.)

Cobble Hill (New York, N.Y.)

Downtown (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)

Fort Green (New York, N.Y.)

Fulton Ferry (New York, N.Y.)

Gowanus (New York, N.Y.)

Red Hook (New York, N.Y.)

Williamsburg (New York, N.Y.)

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