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A 1776 map of New York and environs (labeled New York Island instead of Manhattan) Early in the summer of 1776, when the war was still in its early stages, British General William Howe embarked on a campaign to gain control of the city and its militarily important
1776 David Mathews becomes ... December 9: New York Giants won their 2nd NFL championship, defeating the Chicago Bears 30–13. ... Evolution of the Manhattan map ...
Manhattan, Brooklyn Colton Map 1853 J. H. Colton: Manhattan, Long Island, Bronx, New Jersey, Staten Island New York Bay and Harbor, 1861 1861 United States Coast Guard Manhattan, Long Island (Brooklyn & Queens), Bronx, New Jersey, Staten Island Dripps Map 1863 Matthew Dripps Manhattan, Brooklyn Viele Map 1865 Egbert Ludovicus Viele: Rogers Map ...
2. Cartography: an essay on the development of knowledge regarding the geography of the east coast of North America; Manhattan Island and its environs on early maps and charts / by F.C. Wieder and I.N. Phelps Stokes. The Manatus maps. The Castello plan. The Dutch grants. Early New York newspapers (1725–1811). Plan of Manhattan Island in 1908
Manhattan was first mapped during a 1609 voyage of Henry Hudson, an Englishman who worked for the Dutch East India Company. [15] Hudson came across Manhattan Island and the native people living there, and continued up the river that would later bear his name, the Hudson River, until he arrived at the site of present-day Albany. [16]
On November 16, 1776, Howe ordered an assault on Fort Washington. In the course of the assault, later known as the Battle of Fort Washington, Howe's forces captured 2,838 American prisoners and secured a large store of supplies. Following the British-Hessian victory, the fort would be renamed Fort Knyphausen. [4]
The Manatus maps. The Castello plan. The Dutch grants. Early New York newspapers (1725-1811). Plan of Manhattan Island in 1908; I.N. Phelps Stokes; The Iconography of Manhattan Island Vol 3. 1918 v. 3. The War of 1812 (1812-1815). Period of invention, prosperity, and progress (1815-1841). Period of industrial and educational development (1842 ...
The Battle of Fort Washington was fought in New York on November 16, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War between the United States and Great Britain. It was a British victory that gained the surrender of the remnant of the garrison of Fort Washington near the north end of Manhattan. It was one of the worst Patriot defeats of the war. [5]