File:A Plan of Fort Ontario built at Oswego in 1759. LOC 73691811.jpg
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English: Scale ca. 1:2,450. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermark. Relief shown pictorially. Copied from the original map in British archives: Brit. Mus. ms. class. no.; [Amer. & W. I., vol. 92, p. 173 of transcript. Shows the positions of Fort Rascal and of the old fort of Oswego, both of which had been demolished before 1759. Includes text, "Explanations," and "Profile & section thro' A, B," ca. 1:120. On verso, in ink: Endorsed. Plan of Fort Ontario at Oswego, the first intended figure was a square, it has been changed to a pentagone, from the report of the engineer, that it would best suit the ground. On verso, in pencil: Rec'd. May 11, 1908, B.F.S.B.B. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2: 650/2; 651/3 |
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| Title | A Plan of Fort Ontario built at Oswego in 1759. | ||
| Shelf ID | G3804.O8:2F6S26 19-- .P5 | ||
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| Source | https://www.loc.gov/item/73691811/ | ||
| Author | Unknown author | ||
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| Location | United States · New York · Oswego · New York (State) · Fort Ontario | ||
| Part of | Military Battles And Campaigns · American Memory · Catalog · Geography And Map Division · American Revolution And Its Era: Maps And Charts Of North America And The West Indies, 1750-1789 | ||
| Subject | Fortification · Fort Ontario, N.Y. · Buildings, Structures, Etc · Oswego · French And Indian War · United States · Maps · Early Works To 1800 · Oswego (N.Y.) · Fort Ontario · New York (State) · History |
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