A prospective view of the battle fought near Lake George, on the 8th of Sepr. 1755,...

An English impression after an impression published in Boston six weeks earlier. Samuel Blodget, an eye witness, depicts Sir William Johnson's victory over the French at Lake George on Sept. 8, 1755, during the French and Indian War. William Johnson, led a contingent of New Englanders, New Yorkers, and Mohawks against the French army coming south from Lake Champlain, led by Baron de Dieskau. London publisher Thomas Jefferys copied the engraving Blodget commissioned from Boston printer Richard Draper. The sheet is divided into three parts. On the left, Blodget provides a map of the Hudson River from New York to Lake George, identifying the principal communities, along with inset plans of Fort Edward and Fort William Henry, which was on Lake George. In the center is a map identified as "First Engagement", depicting the battle which took place the morning of September 8, when Johnson's forces were ambushed by the French and suffered heavy losses. On the left is a map identified as "Second Engagement" showing Johnson's victory over the French. Numbers in the image correspond to a pamphlet issued with the map, "A prospective-plan of the battle near Lake George."
The Rare Book and Special Collections Division houses the original American edition of the pamphlet that accompanied Bodget's map: E199.B65 American Imprint Collection.
This edition of the print was republished by Jefferys in 1768 in: A general of North America and the West Indies. London: R. Sayers & T. Jefferys, 1768, no. 12.
Published in: Viewpoints; a selection from the pictorial collections of the Library of Congress .... Washington : Library of Congress ..., 1975, no. 55.