A survey of Lake Champlain including Crown Point and St: John's : Surveyed by order of his excellency Major Genl: Sir Jeffery Amherst, knight of the most honorable Order of the Bath, commander in chief of his majesty's forces in North America, &c. &c. &c. / by Wm. Brasier draughtsman.

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Title: A survey of Lake Champlain including Crown Point and St: John's : Surveyed by order of his excellency Major Genl: Sir Jeffery Amherst, knight of the most honorable Order of the Bath, commander in chief of his majesty's forces in North America, &c. &c. &c. / by Wm. Brasier draughtsman.
Date: 1776.
Creator: Brasier, William.
Notes: Digitization note: Due to its large size, this item was scanned in sections, stitched together, and edited.; Inside title border at lower right: William Test delt. 1776.; Finished, colored, topographical map with many notes concerning the various streams emptying into the lake, several of the military engagements fought on its shores, and major topographical features.; Notations include information on where Robert Rogers left his boats on his 1759 raid on Saint Francis.; Two short tables of references identify features of Crown Point and of the attack on Isle aux Noix in 1760.; This map is identified in error in the card catalog and in Brun as being from the Gage Papers. It is included in a list of maps acquired with the Germain Papers and stamped as such on the verso.
Names and Subjects: Manuscript maps.; Maps shelf.; Germain Maps.; Brun Guide.; Champlain, Lake--Maps.; Crown Point (N.Y.)--Maps.; New York (State)--Maps.; Vermont--Maps.; Québec (Province)--Maps.; United States--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763--Maps.; Test, William.
Genre: Manuscript maps.; Maps.
ID: 8354
Barcode: B2839270
Physical Description: 1 ms. map : col. ; 262.5 x 72.4 cm
Map Data: Scale 1:63,360 (W 73°29ʹ00ʺ--W 73°02ʹ00ʺ/N 45°10ʹ00ʺ--N 44°06ʹ00ʺ)
Coded Cartographic Mathematical Data: a 63360 W0732900 W0730200 N0451000 N0440600
Sponsor: Digitized through a gift from Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps
Repository: William L. Clements Library
Date Added/Updated: 2019-07-18 18:38:32

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Image Size: 12736 x 42909
File Size: 26 MB
Record: 8354
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Full citation: "A survey of Lake Champlain including Crown Point and St: John's : Surveyed by order of his excellency Major Genl: Sir Jeffery Amherst, knight of the most honorable Order of the Bath, commander in chief of his majesty's forces in North America, &c. &c. &c. / by Wm. Brasier draughtsman.". https://quod.lib.umich.edu/w/wcl1ic/x-8354/wcl008424. In the digital collection William L. Clements Library Image Bank. William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. July 11, 2025.