Add MS 57711

R.U.S.I. MAPS. Vol. LXXVI (1-13).

57711 (1-4). Places in states North-East of New York.

1. 'Plan elevation and sections of a blockhouse intended to be built at Penobscot in the Bay of Fundy'; circa 1750. 1:480. 'Scale to the plan 40 feet to an inch'. Scale bar of 200 feet (= 5 inches). Inset, elevation and sections of the proposed works. 1:240. 'Scale . . . 20 feet to an inch'. Scale bar of 100 feet (= 5 inches). Map inscribed on verso 'For His Ex. Gen. Amherst'. Amherst no. A 75. R.U.S.I. no. A 30.58.

265 x 445mm.

2. 'A plan of the River Kennebeck as it was surveyed by order of the Government of Massachusets Bay in the year MDCCLXI from the falls above Halifax unto the place where the surveyor John Small was killed, from his field book, with the addition of lower part of river by Fra. Miller, Lieut.'. No scale given. Cf. K. Top. CXIX.23 and 25: the latter, by Lieut. Montresor, assisted by Lieut. Shaw, is much larger and more detailed, and although that survey was also made in 1751, it covered different terrain and was undertaken under different auspices. Amherst no. A 17. R.U.S.I. no. A 30.85.

850 x 395mm.

3. 'A map of the River Merrimack from the Atlantick Ocean to Pantuckett Falls describing bounds between New Hampshire and Massachusetts Bay, agreeable to His Majesty's Order in Council 1741', surveyed by George Mitchell; aft. 1741. 1:63360. Scale bar of 5 miles (= 5 inches). Copy, by G. Matthias. The original of the map was dedicated to Benning Wentworth, Captain General and Commander in Chief of New Hampshire. Cf. Add. 15487, papers relating to the settlement of the boundary line between the provinces of Massachusetts Bay and Connecticut, 1735-1754. R.U.S.I. no. A 29.53.

510 x 720mm.

4. 'Plan of part of Black River and part of Otter Creek', possibly by one 'Ensign Wilson'; mid 18th cent. 1:158400. 'Scale of ten miles' (= 4 inches). The map, which shows the two watercourses and a path between them, was intended to accompany the report by Ensign Wilson on an expedition up the Black River; details are given in a contemporary note attached to the map. Amherst no. A 31. R.U.S.I. no. A 29.42.

885 x 325mm.

57711 (5-13). Places up Hudson and Mohawk River.

5. Plan showing disposition of troops on Hudson River and Long Island, Delaware River, and Susquehanna; 18th cent. 1:152000. 'Scale of 100 miles' (= 5.5 inches). Amherst no. A 27. R.U.S.I. no. A 29.61.

500 x 685mm.

6. 'A sketch of part of Staten Island'; 18th cent. 1:12000. 'Scale of 200 paces to an inch'. Scale bar of 1000 paces (= 5 inches). Map oriented with West North-West at top. Amherst no. A 70. R.U.S.I. no. A 29.62.

245 x 360mm.

7. 'Plan, Fort Edward', possibly by Thomas Sowers; circa 1759. 1:720. 'Scale of 240 feet' (= 4 inches). Amherst no. A 62. R.U.S.I. no. A 28.66.

615 x 495mm.

8. 'Plan of the incampement of Fort Edward', possibly by Thomas Sowers; circa 1759. No scale given. Map oriented with East at top. Amherst no. A 32. R.U.S.I. no. A 28.67.

Ink on paper. 160 x 260mm.

9. 'Plan elevation section and profile of ye Royal Blockhouse' [Fort Edward], by Thomas Sowers; 1759. 1:240. 'Scale of 20 feet to an inch'. Scale bar of 80 feet (= 4 inches). A less ornate copy of Add. 57711, f. 10. Amherst no. A 60. R.U.S.I. no. A 28.65.

555 x 430mm.

10. 'Plan elevation section and profile of the Royal Blockhouse opposite Fort Edward' by Thomas Sowers; 1759. 1:240. 'Scale of 20 feet to an inch'. Scale bar of 120 feet (= 6 inches). Amherst no. A 78. R.U.S.I. no. A 28.64.

555 x 395mm.

11. 'Plan of Fort Stanwix at the Onnida station', surveyed by 'Fran. Pfister Ens. 1760.' 1:1800. 'Scale of 150 feet to one inch'. Scale bar of 300 feet (= 2 inches). Inset, sections of the fort. 1:180. 'Scale for all the sections 15 feet to an inch'. Scale bar of 40 feet (= 2 inches). Cf. K. Top. CXXI.103, plan of Ft. Stanwix, by G. Demler, 1764. Amherst no. A 47. R.U.S.I. no. A 30.70.

560 x 445mm.

12. 'Plan of Fort Stanwix build [sic] at Oneida Station 1758'. 1:480. 'Scale for the plan 40 feet to an inch'. Scale bar of 240 feet (= 6 inches). Inset, sections of the fort. 1:240. 'Scale for the section 20 feet to an inch'. Scale bar of 120 feets [sic] (= 6 inches). Amherst no. A 47. R.U.S.I. no. A 30.69.

425 x 530mm.

13. 'Plan of Fort Newport Fran. Pfister surv. 1760'. 1:1200. 'Scale 100 feet to one inch'. Scale bar of 200 feet (= 2 inches). Amherst no. A 48. R.U.S.I. no. A 30.50.

255 x 380mm.

includes:

• f. 1 Maps and Plans: Jeffrey Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst: Penobscot, Maine: Plan and elevations, etc., of blockhouse planned at Penobscot, dedicated to Gen. Amherst: circa 1750.
• f. 2 Maps and Plans: Lieutenant Francis Miller, military surveyor: Massachusetts, North America: River Kennebec: John Small, surveyor: Map of R. Kennebec surveyed by John Small and Lieut. Francis Miller, by order of the govt. of Massachusetts Bay: 1761.
• f. 3 Maps and Plans: Massachusetts, North America: George Mitchell, Deputy Surveyor of Woods: G. Matthias, draughtsman: Benning Wentworth, Governor of New Hampshire: River Merrimack: New Hampshire, North America: Map of R. Merrimack, showing boundary betw. New Hampshire and Massachusetts Bay, by G. Mitchell, dedicated to Benning Wentworth: aft. 1741: Copy, by G. Matthias.
• f. 4 Maps and Plans: Ensign - Wilson, military surveyor: Black River, Vermont: Map of part of Black River, possibly by Ensign — Wilson: mid 18th cent.
• f. 5 City of New York: Maps and Plans: Plan showing troop dispositions near New York: 18th cent.
• f. 6 Maps and Plans: Staten Island, North America: Sketch map of part of Staten Island: 18th cent.
• ff. 7-10 Maps and Plans: Captain Thomas Sowers, military surveyor: Fort Edward, North America: Plans, elevations, etc., of the blockhouse by Capt. Thomas Sowers at Fort Edward: 1759.
• f. 11 Maps and Plans: Ensign Francis Pfister, military surveyor: Rome, New York State: Plan of Ft. Stanwix surveyed by Ensign Francis Pfister: 1760.
• f. 12 Maps and Plans: Rome, New York State: Plan of Ft. Stanwix: 1756.
• f. 13 Maps and Plans: Ensign Francis Pfister, military surveyor: Fort Newport, North America: Plan of Ft. Newport, surveyed by Ensign Francis Pfister: 1760.