A set of plans and forts in America : reduced from actual surveys. 1765 / [by John Rocque].
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| Language: | English |
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Publish'd according to act of Parliament by M.A. Rocque, topographer to His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester,
[1765]
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| Series: | Sabin Americana, 1500-1926.
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Early Republic.
2011AD58800. |
| Physical Description: | 30 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates (folded) : illustrations, maps, plans ; 16 x 21 cm |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| 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 number 79332. Electronic resource. |
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