Revolutionary War Surveying?

Washington spent much of the war in New Jersy shadowing the British on well mapped interior roads. References may be found at Washington's Headquarters Museum in Morristown and at the Jockey Hollow Camp. Unfortunately those are federal parks and currently closed.

This link will give you some idea of where to search on another day.

http://www.revolutionarywarnewjersey.com/new_jersey_revolutionary_war_sites/towns/morristown_nj_revolutionary_war_sites.htm

I am heading to a Jersey office today and I will ask around.

Paul in PA

Jerry, check out these folks:

http://armygeographer.org/

Go through the website to see what help you can find then join me as an associate member.

> Washington spent much of the war in New Jersy shadowing the British on well mapped interior roads. References may be found at Washington's Headquarters Museum in Morristown and at the Jockey Hollow Camp. Unfortunately those are federal parks and currently closed.

Wait... WHAT? Federal Parks are closed??? You'd think that would make the news or something. Why are they closed? It's not like the Federal Government is closed or anything like that...:-/

Start with Robert Erskine, he was the Geographer and Surveyor General of the Continental Army.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Erskine

http://maass.nyu.edu/archives/ Search for "Erskine" to view maps

You would think it would have played a large part since the head of the Continental Army was a surveyor. Hell the first Surveyor General of the United States, Rufus Putnam, was a General in the Continental Army.

Also, Does anyone a good source to find out info on cannonballs?
They must be traceable by weight or something. I didn't find anything
on the NATO site:-P

If I've ever inadvertently identified you as a "good one" I hereby retract that sentiment and declare you a "bad one."
You nasty, disrespectful boy.

Don

Coolest website ever

Wow Dave, that's quite a thorough all-encompassing website! Very well done.

Dave Ingram, Instrument Question

Photo 9/15 is a compass alidade. I have never seen one before. Other than originals are they available from any source?

Paul in PA

Bad boy bad boy what chu gonna do....
I was actually serious about identifying one

Coolest website ever

Thanks, but I have nothing to do with the website. I'm just an associate member of the group.

Dave Ingram, Instrument Question

I'm not sure what you mean by instrument 9/15. Can you point to a specific page or picture?

Dave Ingram, Instrument Question

Click on the pictures under the "Instruments & Equipment" tab. They are numbered if you click on one. That is an interesting looking instrument.

PAUL in PA answer to your question

This is more appropriately referred to as a Graphometer. If you will Google it you can find various links. There are currently several on eBay - some reproductions, some original.

Thanks to Scott for finding the picture overnight.

And as I mentioned above, this is not my website - I'm just a member.

Feel free to ask more questions.