University of Michigan – The Map Room https://www.maproomblog.com Blogging about maps since 2003 Fri, 03 Dec 2021 17:28:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.maproomblog.com/xq/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/cropped-logo-2017-04-32x32.jpg University of Michigan – The Map Room https://www.maproomblog.com 32 32 116787204 1761 Map of Fort Detroit Acquired, Crowdfunding Campaign Launched https://www.maproomblog.com/2021/12/1761-map-of-fort-detroit-acquired-crowdfunding-campaign-launched/ Fri, 03 Dec 2021 17:28:04 +0000 https://www.maproomblog.com/?p=1805549 More]]> William Brasier’s “Plan of the Fort at De Troit,” (1761)
William Brasier, “Plan of the Fort at De Troit,” 1761. William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan.

A 1761 map of Fort Detroit that depicts the fort just after it was ceded by the French to British forces, commissioned by Gen. Amherst and hand-drawn by William Brasier, has been acquired by the University of Michigan’s William L. Clements Library.

The map had been in private hands since at least 1967. Because its $42,500 price tag put a substantial dent in the library’s acquisition budget, they’re crowdfunding the purchase—with $20,000 already pledged in matching funds. [Tony Campbell]

Previously: Early Map of Detroit Acquired.

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