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Map (Line etching)
A MAP/ OF THE/ Province of New York/ with Part of/ PENSILVANIA,/ AND/ NEW ENGLAND,/ From an Actual Survey by/ Captain Montresor,/ ENGINEER, 1775.
Captain John Montresor, Peter Andrews, Andrew Dury
April 1 1777 (1777-1777)
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Captain John Montresor (Engineer)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1971.0221.002
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1971.0221.002
Object Name
Map (Line etching)
Title
A MAP/ OF THE/ Province of New York/ with Part of/ PENSILVANIA,/ AND/ NEW ENGLAND,/ From an Actual Survey by/ Captain Montresor,/ ENGINEER, 1775.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Captain John Montresor (Engineer); Peter Andrews (Engraver); Andrew Dury (Publisher)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
April 1 1777 (1777-1777)
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right beneath title
Inscription: Published as the Act directs, June 10.\th 1775, by A.Dury, Dukes Court S.\t Martins Lane London./ Republished, with great improvement, April, 1.\st 1777.
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom right beneath image
Inscription: P. Andrews Sculpt.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Line Etched
- Line engraved
Construction Description
Printed in two plates on two sheets of laid paper, joined vertically at center.
Dimensions (inches)
29.625 (H) x 38.29 (W) x 28.6 (Image H) x 36 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
75.248 (H) x 97.25 (W) x 72.6 (Image H) x 91.5 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left (just past torn corner). W at bottom. Plate H and W not available. Chain intervals and laid lines per cm not measured.
Publisher Summary
A. Dury
Publisher Date
04/01/1777
Place of Publication
Dukes Court, St. Martins Lane, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
A. Dury
Edition State
II
Edition Watermark
Bottom center each sheet (sideways): fleur-de-lis surmounted by crown with letters "GR" below
Coloring
Hand colored with transparent and opaque watercolors
Edition Notes
Second edition. First edition published in 1775; four editions total.