Add MS 57714

R.U.S.I. MAPS. Vol. LXXIX (1-20).

57714 (1-15). Places en route from Pittsburgh to L. Erie.

1. 'Carte du cours de l'Ohio ou de la belle riviere'; aft. 1739. 1:1588000 approx. 'Echelle de [20] lieues communes de France' (= 56mm.). French. Amherst no. A 54. R.U.S.I. no. A 30.93.

425 x 660mm.

2. Sketch map showing Gen. Braddock's road in Pennsylvania, from L. Erie to the Potomac R. at Ft. Cumberland; circa 1755. 1:316800. Scale bar of 70 miles (= 14 inches). Sketch for Add. 57713, ff. 2, 3. Ft. Pitt is marked on the map. Cf. King's 212, journal of Gen. Braddock's expedition to North America in 1755, with maps and plans; and Add. 15563 a and b, maps showing the route from Ft. Cumberland via 'Ft. Duquesne' (Ft. Pitt, later Pittsburgh) to L. Erie, and new fortifications in the area as planned by the French. The present map and 57714, ff. 3, 4 are all later than Add. 15563 a and b, and show conditions and knowledge of the region which clearly postdate the Braddock expedition. Amherst no. A 66. R.U.S.I. no. A 29.50A.

Ink on paper. 1130 x 555mm.

3. Map showing route from Fort Cumberland to Fort Presqu'ile, with inset plans of Ft. Presqu'ile, Ft. Le Beuf, Ft. Venango, and Ft. Pitt; 18th cent. Scale for the main map: 1:316800. 'A scale of miles'. Scale bar of 80 miles (= 16 inches). Scale for the inset plans, except that of Ft. Pitt: 1:1200. 'Scale 100 feet to an inch'. Scale bar of 300 feet (= 3 inches). Scale for plan of Ft. Pitt: 1:2400. 'Scale 200 feet to an inch'. Scale bar of 1000 feet (= 5 inches). Fair copy of Add. 57714, f. 2; cf. K. Top. CXXI.15.2, which is very similar. Amherst no. A 19. R.U.S.I. no. A 29.50B.

1045 x 495mm.

4. 'Plan of the communication from Fort Cumberland to Presqu'ile'; 18th cent. 1:316800. 'Scale of 50 miles' (= 10 inches). Another fair copy of Add. 57714, f. 2, without the inset plans added to Add. 57714, f. 3, otherwise an even more neatly finished copy. 'Gen Braddock's road' is marked. Amherst no. A 19. R.U.S.I. no. A 29.50C.

990 x 435mm.

5. 'Plan of Fort Augustus in the province of Pansylvania'; bef. 1780. 1:370 approx. 'Scale of the plan of 100 feet' (= 3.25 inches). Scale of the profile 1:100. Scale bar of 25 feet (= 3 inches). Inset sketch map of the environs of the fort, oriented with West-North-West at the top. Cf. K. Top. CXXII.10, 11a, 11b. R.U.S.I. no. A 30.23.

Ink on paper. 520 x 450mm.

6. 'Fort at Carlisle'; mid 18th cent. 1:720. Scale bar of 180 feet (= 3 inches). Amherst no. A 76. R.U.S.I. no. A 30.29.

Ink on paper. 210 x 325mm.

7. 'Fort at Spippensburgh', by same hand as Add. 57714, ff. 8, 9, and f. 11; mid 18th cent. 1:720. Scale bar of 180 feet (= 3 inches). Amherst no. A 76. R.U.S.I. no. A 30.68.

205 x 325mm.

8. 'Fort Littleton', by same hand as Add. 57714, ff .7, 9, and f. 11; mid 18th cent. 1:480. Scale bar of 120 feet (= 3 inches). 'Scale for the profil' of 40 feet (= 2 inches). Sketch plan, marking one road to Juniata and another to Ft. Loudoun. Amherst no. A 74. R.U.S.I. no. A 30.48.

Ink on paper. 325 x 415mm.

9. 'Fort at Iuniata', by same hand as Add. 57714, ff. 7, 8, and f. 11; mid 18th cent. 1:720. Scale bar of 180 feet (= 3 inches). Amherst no. A 74. R.U.S.I. no. A 30.46.

Ink on paper. 325 x 410mm.

10. Unfinished map of Ft. Bedford; mid 18th cent. 1:480. Scale bar of 120 feet (= 3 inches). Amherst no. A 65. R.U.S.I. no. A 30.24.

575 x 470mm.

11. 'Plan of Fort Ligonier', by same hand as Add. 57714, ff. 7, 8, and f. 9; mid 18th cent. 1:720. Scale bar of 180 feet (= 3 inches). The road to Pittsburgh is marked. Amherst no. A 65. R.U.S.I. no. A 30.47.

Ink on paper. 460 x 530mm.

12. 'A sketch of Fort du Quesne, how it was before the enemy abandont it and distroyd it, taken from a survey of Capt. Gordon's'; circa 1759. 1:600. Scale bar of 250 feet (= 5 inches). 'Scale to the profill' 1:240. Scale bar of 60 feet (= 3 inches). Amherst no. A 4. R.U.S.I. no. A 30.65.

420 x 655mm.

13. Map of Fort Pitt and environs; Oct. 1759. 1:4800. 'Scale 400 feet to one inch'. Scale bar of 1600 feet (= 4 inches). Map oriented with East at top. The map shows traces of earlier forts, Duquesne and Mercer's. Cf. K. Top. CXXII.19, 20, two copies of a plan drawn by G. Wright, dated November 1759. Amherst no. A 15. R.U.S.I. no. A 30.63.

270 x 350mm.

14. Plan of Fort Pitt; Oct. 1759. 1:1200. 'Scale for the plan one hundred feet to one inch'. Scale bar of 600 feet (= 6 inches). 'Scale for the profil 15 feet to one inch'. Scale bar of 100 feet (= 6.5 inches). Amherst no. A 15. R.U.S.I. no. A 30.62.

435 x 520mm.

15. 'A plan of Pitts Fort at Pittsburgh Octr 1759'. 1:1200. Scale bar of 750 feet (= 7.5 inches). 'Scale for the profile'. 1:120. Scale bar of 60 feet (= 6 inches). Plan oriented with North-East at top. Amherst no. A 59. R.U.S.I. no. A 30.64.

515 x 585mm.

57714 (16-20). Places on the Mississippi.

16. 'Sketch of the Cherokee country and march of the troops under the command of Lieut. Col. Grant to the middle & back settlements 1761'. 1:190560 approx. 'Scale, 20 miles' (= 6.65 inches). Complements Add. 14036.e, a map of the Cherokee country bounded by Virginia, the Tanasse River, and the Savannah, and drawn by John Stuart circa 1762 to illustrate his escape route after his capture by Indians. Amherst no. A 68. R.U.S.I. no. A 29.45.

350 x 1065mm.

17. 'A sketch of the Missisippi from New Orleans to the Rock of Davion', by Ph. Pittman; circa 1770. 1:165000 approx. 'Scale of French computed leagues' (= 4.25 inches). Copy by William Brasier. Amherst no. A 95. R.U.S.I. no. A 30.89.

960 x 375mm.

18. Plan and elevation of prison built at New Orleans, by – De Batz; 1732. 1:100 approx. 'Echelle de six toises' (= 122mm.). French. Plan of a prison built on the Rue de Chartres in 1731. R.U.S.I. no. A 39.27.

505 x 385mm.

19. Elevation of a hospital proposed to be built at New Orleans, signed 'Mentin'; 1733. 1:300. Scale bar of '18 T[oises]' (= 117mm.). R.U.S.I. no. A 39.27.

400 x 545mm.

20. 'Plan of the fort at Pensacola'; circa 1770. 1:600. 'Scale 50 feet in an inch'. Scale bar of 300 feet (= 6 inches). Amherst no. C 20. R.U.S.I. no. A 30.60.

365 x 480mm.

includes:

• f. 1 Maps and Plans: River Ohio: Map of R. Ohio: aft. 1739: Fr.
• ff. 2-4 Maps and Plans: Major-General Edward Braddock, Commander-in-Chief in North America: Pennsylvania: Maps showing Gen. Braddock's route from L. Erie to the Potomac: circa 1755.
• f. 3 Erie, Pennsylvania: Waterford, Pennsylvania: Fort Venango, Pennsylvania: City of Pittsburgh: Map of Gen. Braddock's route from L. Erie to the Potomac, with inset maps of Fts. Presqu'ile, Leboeuf, Venango, and Pitt: 18th cent.
• f. 5 Maps and Plans: Fort Augustus, North America: Plan of Ft. Augustus: bef. 1780.
• f. 6 Maps and Plans: Carlisle, Pennsylvania: Plan of fort at Carlisle, Penn.: mid 18th cent.
• f. 7 Maps and Plans: Spippensburgh, North America: Plan of fort at Spippensburgh: mid 18th cent.
• f. 8 Maps and Plans: Fort Littleton, North America: Plan of Ft. Littleton: mid 18th cent.
• f. 9 Maps and Plans: River Juniata: Plan of fort on R. Juniata: mid 18th cent.
• f. 10 Maps and Plans: Bedford, Pennsylvania: Unfinished plan of Ft. Bedford: mid 18th cent.
• f. 11 Maps and Plans: Ligonier, Pennsylvania: Plan of Ft. Ligonier: mid 18th cent.
• f. 12 Maps and Plans: City of Pittsburgh: Captain Gordon: Sketch plan of Ft. Duquesne, later Ft. Pitt based on survey by Capt. — Gordon: circa 1759.
• ff. 13-15 Maps and Plans: City of Pittsburgh: Maps and plans of Ft. Pitt and environs: 1759.
• f. 16 Maps and Plans: General James Grant, Governor of East Florida: Cherokee Indian Territory: Sketch map of Cherokee Indian territory, showing march of troops under Lt.-Col. Grant: 1761.
• f. 17 Maps and Plans: William Brasier, alias Brazier; surveyor: Lieutenant Philip Pittman, military surveyor: River Mississippi: Map of R. Mississippi by Lieut. Philip Pittman: circa 1770: Copy, by W. Brasier.
• f. 18 Maps and Plans: New Orleans, United States: De Batz: Plan and elevation of prison at New Orleans by — De Batz: 1732: Fr.
• f. 19 Maps and Plans: New Orleans, United States: Mentin: Elevation of proposed hospital at New Orleans by — Mentin: 1733: Signed.
• f. 20 Maps and Plans: Pensacola, Florida: Plan of fort at Pensacola: circa 1770.