Title
Elevation of Barracks Intended to be Built at Fort William Henry.
Creator
Abercrombie, James, 1732-1775, artist.
Publication details
[about 1756]
Physical details
1 drawing : ink and wash ; sheet 23 x 39.4 cm
Description
Elevation above and plan below of two-storey building with seven compartments, the second floor accessed by four external sets of stairs, with scale below. Within washlines.
Place
Fort William Henry (N.Y.)
Additional information
Attribution from 1844-1861 catalogue and date from Maps K.Top.121.114.b. There is some uncertainty about Captain Thomas Abercrombie (see Tooley's Dictionary of Mapmakers A-D) and Captain James Abercrombie, aide-de-camp to his uncle General James Abercromby (see the Dictionary of Canadian Biography). For a map signed by the former, see Maps K.Top.9.1.
Shelfmark
Maps K.Top.121.114.a.