Sketch of General Grant's position on Long Island, 1776. STEDMAN 1794 old map


Sketch of General Grants position on Long Island. Artist/engraver/cartographer: Charles Stedman. Provenance: "The history of the origin, progress, and termination of the American War", by C. Stedman, who served under Sir H. Howe, Sir H. Clinton, and The Marquis Cornwallis. London 1794. Type: Antique copperplate map. Antique map showing General Grant's position during the Battle of Long Island in 1776. The range of the map covers much of present day Brooklyn. The terrain of Woody Heights and the associated ridge across Brooklyn and the passes through it are shown in detail. Troop positions with names of the commanders and lines of march are indicated. [Nebenzahl 113]


Size: 6550px × 8683px
Location: New York
Photo credit: © Antiqua Print Gallery / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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