Eymund Diegel map: Red Hook, New York & Environs, 1782, 2016

By The Red Hook WaterStories team

A 1782 map of New York, reproduced from a drawing in the British War Office, printed by B. F. Steven in 1900. The map shows fortifications made during the American Revolutionary War.  Cartographer Eymund Diegel has overlaid the modern Red Hook shoreline on a cropped section of the map.

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A 1782 map of New York, produced for the British Army. Modern street overlay by Eymund Diegel

A 1782 map of New York, produced for the British Army. Modern street overlay by Eymund Diegel

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A 1782 map of New York, produced for the British Army.

A 1782 map of New York, produced for the British Army.

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Date:

2016

Item Relations

This Item is related to Item: Eymund Diegel map showing Red Hook of 1767 and Today

Sources:

  • B.F. Steven's Facsimile of the Unpublished British Head Quarters Coloured Manuscript map of New York & Environs, 1782, Reproduced from the original drawing in the War Office, London. Issued only to subscribers at 4, Trafalgar Square, W.C., London. 1900. Malby and Sons. Engravers.  
    Full map can be seen at David Rumsey map collection website.

    Modern shorline overlay created by Eyund Diegel.
Published on Oct 10, 2016. Last updated on Mar 2, 2024.

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