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![Engraved by Tho[ma]s Jefferys, A PLAN of the TOWN and FORT of CARILLON at TICONDEROGA; with the ATTACK made by the BRITISH ARMY Commanded by Genl. Abercombrie, 8 July 1758. London: Tho[ma]s Jefferys near Charing Cross, [1758].](https://bostonraremaps.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/BRM4281-Jefferys-Ticonderoga-1758_lowres-scaled-e1668669575904-150x150.jpg)
The most important contemporary plan of Fort Ticonderoga and surroundings, a handsome and valuable delineation of the layout of the fortress, its strategic location commanding the river between Lakes George and Champlain, and troop positions during General Abercromby’s catastrophic frontal assault during the French and Indian War. Early in the Summer of 1758, the British […]
This extraordinary document is a working draft of a parliamentary speech articulating Great Britain’s global strategy for prosecuting the Seven Years’ War. The writer argues for massive financial support for Frederick II of Prussia, that he might occupy French attention, manpower and treasure on the Continent. This would enable the British to exploit their advantages in […]
![Engraved from an Indian Draught by T[homas] Kitchin, A New MAP of the CHEROKEE NATION with the Names of the Towns & Rivers… London, 1760.](https://bostonraremaps.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/BRM4449-Kitchin-Cherokee-Nation-1760-150x150.jpg)
A scarce and significant map of the Cherokee Nation at the end of the French and Indian War, said to be based on “an Indian Draught”. The map depicts the area bounded by the Hiwassee River (labeled “A Branch of Mississipi R.”), the Little Tennessee River (“Cherokees or Hogohegee R.”) and the headwaters of the […]
![[After William Burgis], The South Prospect of the City of New York in North America. [London: R. Baldwin, August 1761].](https://bostonraremaps.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/BRM4152-South-Prospect-City-New-York-1761_lowres-scaled-e1650994447227-150x150.jpg)
A most appealing 1761 view of New York City as seen looking west from Brooklyn Heights, capturing the city’s splendid natural setting and commercial vibrancy. The view depicts perhaps a couple of miles of the city’s East River waterfront, from the very southern tip of Manhattan Island to the fine country houses at the far […]
![Governor [Thomas] Pownall (artist) / John Bowles et al. (publishers), A View of the City of Boston the Capital of NEW ENGLAND, in North America. London, ca. 1760 (first issued separately) / ca. 1768 (present issue).](https://bostonraremaps.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/BRM0849-Pownal-Boston-view-ca.-1768_lowres-scaled-e1578430070836-150x150.jpg)
An important early view of Boston, taken from the vantage point of Castle William across the Harbor to the southeast. From left to right one makes out South Cove, South Battery, Fort Hill, a line of vessels docked along Long Wharf, and the mouth of the Charles River. Behind Long Wharf are visible the three […]
A small archive of material related to the 1842 donation to the Library of Congress of two interesting French and Indian War-era maps of North America. In 1842 Doctor Andrew Nichols (1785-1853), a distinguished citizen of Danvers, Massachusetts, enquired of his Congressman, Leverett Saltonstall (1783-1845), whether the Library of Congress would welcome a gift from […]