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A set of plans and forts in America reduced from actual surveys. 1765

Title
A set of plans and forts in America [electronic resource] : reduced from actual surveys. 1765 / [by John Rocque].
Author
Rocque, John, -1762.
Publication
[London] : Publish'd according to act of Parliament by M.A. Rocque, topographer to His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester, [1765]
Supplementary Content
Full text online available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL

Details

Additional Authors
Andrews, Peter, active 1765-1782.
Description
30, [1] p., [1] leaf of plates (fold.) : ill., maps, plans; 16 x 21 cm.
Subjects
Note
  • Engraved throughout.
  • Attributed to John Rocque in NUC pre-1956, and first published in 1763.
  • The first, folded, plate is "A plan of the city of New York, reduced from an actual survey, by T. Maerschalckm [i.e., Francis Maerschalck], 1763."
  • Title-vignette.
  • John or Jean Rocque was a native of France and eventually became topographer to the king of England. He published various plans and views, but this set was not issued until the year after his death, in 1762, by Mary Ann Rocque. The maps are usually credited to Peter Andrews, as engraver, though only nos. 1, 7, 27 and 30 are signed.
  • Reproduction of original from The American Antiquarian Society.
  • Sabin no. 79332.
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
  • 83332234
  • TGPSM11-B3196
Author
Rocque, John, -1762.
Title
A set of plans and forts in America [electronic resource] : reduced from actual surveys. 1765 / [by John Rocque].
Imprint
[London] : Publish'd according to act of Parliament by M.A. Rocque, topographer to His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester, [1765]
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, a part of Cengage Learning, 2012. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Local Note
Early Republic.
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Full text online available from home with a valid library card and onsite at NYPL
Added Author
Andrews, Peter, active 1765-1782.
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