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A Brief Description of NEW-YORK: Formerly Called New-Netherlands..
Date:
1670
Object Number:
LIB.Y.1670.Den
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Powder horn
Object Number:
1930.46
Date:
ca. 1760
Medium:
Carved animal horn with wood spout and cap
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 12 1/4 x 4 3/8 in. ( 6.4 x 31.1 x 11.1 cm )
Description:
Carved horn powder horn with wooden cover; horn incised with map from New York to Lisle Au Galot, with a view of New York harbor, beside 2 holes bored in a lip beside the cover; opposite end carved with one rib at the center.
Gallery Label:
This powder horn depicts the map route from New York to Lisle Au Galot, near Montreal. It highlights some of the forts of the French and Indian War (1754-1763).
Credit Line:
Gift of Samuel V. Hoffman
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
