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Collection:
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JCB Archive of Early American Images
Collection
JCB Archive of Early American Images
Collection
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Accession number:
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01541
ACCESSION_NO
01541
Accession number
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Record number:
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01541
RECORD_NUMBER
01541
Record number
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JCB call number:
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Cabinet Cj755 / 1 Ms
JCB_CALL_NO
Cabinet Cj755 / 1 Ms
JCB call number
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Image title:
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The Draught of Genl. Braddocks Route towards Fort DuQuesne as deliver'd to Capt. McKeller Engineer
IMAGE_TITLE
The Draught of Genl. Braddocks Route towards Fort DuQuesne as deliver'd to Capt. McKeller Engineer
Image title
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Creator 1:
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Christopher Gist
Creator1
Christopher Gist
Creator 1
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Creator 1 dates:
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ca. 1706-1759
CREATOR1_DATES
ca. 1706-1759
Creator 1 dates
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Image date:
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1755
IMAGE_DATE
1755
Image date
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Image function:
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map
Image_Function
map
Image function
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Technique:
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manuscript
Technique
manuscript
Technique
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Image dimension height:
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29 cm.
IMAGE_DIMENSIONS_hei ght
29 cm.
Image dimension height
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Image dimension width:
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38 cm.
IMAGE_DIMENSIONS_wid th
38 cm.
Image dimension width
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Page dimension height:
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37.3 cm.
PAGE_DIMENSIONS_heig ht
37.3 cm.
Page dimension height
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Page dimension width:
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46.5 cm.
PAGE_DIMENSIONS_widt h
46.5 cm.
Page dimension width
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Materials medium:
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ink
MATERIALS_medium
ink
Materials medium
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Materials support:
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paper
MATERIALS_support
paper
Materials support
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Languages:
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English
Languages
English
Languages
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Description:
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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.
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.
Description
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notes:
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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.
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.
notes
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Time Period:
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1751-1800
TIME_PERIOD
1751-1800
Time Period
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Subject Area:
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Artifacts, industry, and human activities; Geography, maps, city views and plans
subject_groups
Artifacts, industry, and human activities; Geography, maps, city views and plans
Subject Area
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geographic area:
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North America
geographic_areas
North America
geographic area
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Subject headings:
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United States--History--Fre nch and Indian War, 1755-1763
subject_heads
United States--History--Fre nch and Indian War, 1755-1763
Subject headings
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References:
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John Carter Brown Library, Annual Report, 1908, p. 3, 1913, p. 25
REFERENCES_
John Carter Brown Library, Annual Report, 1908, p. 3, 1913, p. 25
References
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Provenance/Donor:
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Acquired in 1908.
PROVENANCE_or_DONOR
Acquired in 1908.
Provenance/Donor
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Owner and copyright:
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©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
OWNER_and_COPYRIGHT
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
Owner and copyright
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