The Draught of Genl. Braddocks Route towards Fort DuQuesne as deliver'd to Capt. McKeller Engineer
Creator 1:
Christopher Gist
Creator 1 dates:
ca. 1706-1759
Image date:
15th of Sept. 1755
Image function:
map
Technique:
manuscript
Image dimension height:
29 cm.
Image dimension width:
38 cm.
Page dimension height:
37.3 cm.
Page dimension width:
46.5 cm.
Materials medium:
ink
Materials support:
paper
Languages:
English
Description:
Map of the route taken by General Braddock's troops to Fort Duquesne, present-day Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Cartographic elements include compass rose, scale, location of rivers, and some topographical details. Items in the image are numbered for identification in key at left.
notes:
Gist, an American frontiersman, was commissioned by the Ohio Company to survey its territory from 1750 to 1752, exploring Kentucky well before the more famous Daniel Boone. He served as guide on General Edward Braddock's unsuccessful campaign against Fort Duquesne in 1755.
Time Period:
1751-1800
Subject Area:
Artifacts, industry, and human activities; Geography, maps, city views and plans
geographic area:
North America
Subject headings:
United States--History--Fre nch and Indian War, 1755-1763
References:
John Carter Brown Library, Annual Report, 1908, p. 3, 1913, p. 25
