Views of the Hudson River highlands, including forts Montgomery and Clinton

Views of the Hudson River highlands, including forts Montgomery and Clinton

[London] ca. 1778-1781

3 views on one sheet 76 x 42 cm.

MAP L2023F10ff

Possible proof example; no printed title, publisher's imprint, or date
Three aquatint/etched views showing fortifications on the Hudson River from different perspectives around the time of their capture by British forces.
Only one other copy is known in the collection of the National Maritime Musuem in Greenwich.
Believed to have been created to accompany Des Barres' map, A plan of Fort Montgomery and Fort Clinton, taken by His Majesty's forces, under the command of Maj. Genl. Sir Henry Clinton (London: J. F.W. Des Barres, 1st Jany. 1779) Nebenzahl 54, but possibly never circulated.
Images include ships and figures, including, in the bottom view, a possible "self portrait" of the drafting crew that produced the view.
For other Des Barres views (created for the Atlantic Neptune), see MAP L2002F13ff (Boston) and MAP L2019F39 [framed] (New York Harbor)
Scale not given.
Digitized image available, see URL.

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