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Plan of the City of New York and its Environs to Greenwich, on the North or Hudson's River, and to Crown Point, on the East or Sound River, Shewing the Several Streets, Publick Buildings, Docks, Forts & Battery . . . Surveyed in the Winter, 1775 (the Montresor Plan)

1775
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  • Title: Plan of the City of New York and its Environs to Greenwich, on the North or Hudson's River, and to Crown Point, on the East or Sound River, Shewing the Several Streets, Publick Buildings, Docks, Forts & Battery . . . Surveyed in the Winter, 1775 (the Montresor Plan)
  • Engraver: Peter Andrews (British, active 1765–82)
  • Artist: After Captain John Montresor (British, Gibraltar 1736–1799 Maidstone, Kent)
  • Publisher: Andrew Dury (British, active 1742–78)
  • Dedicatee: Sir Thomas Gage (British, ca. 1780–1820)
  • Date: 1775
  • Medium: Hand-colored engraving; second state
  • Dimensions: plate: 25 1/2 x 20 3/4 in. (64.8 x 52.7 cm)
    sheet: 29 3/4 x 21 7/8 in. (75.6 x 55.6 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.90.1345
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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