A History of the Schenectady Patent in the Dutch and English Times

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Map of Schenectady in 1695 — Rev. John Miller

[This information is from p. 311 of A History of the Schenectady Patent in the Dutch and English Times; being contributions toward a history of the lower Mohawk Valley by Jonathan Pearson, A. M. and others, edited by J. W. MacMurray, A. M., U. S. A. (Albany, NY: J. Munsell's Sons, Printers, 1883). It is in the Schenectady Collection of the Schenectady County Public Library at Schdy R 974.744 P36, and copies are also available for borrowing.]

The Fort of Schanecthade: Map of Schenectady in 1695 — Rev. John Miller.

[Original in British Museum — View 4x enlarged version (148K)]

Explanation:

Block houses
Rivers running beside ye Fort
Indians Wigwams
Flag staff
Centry box
Spy loft
Sties for hogs
The block house designed for a church
Those and others like them houses
A great barn
The treble stockadoes
The Fort Gates

http://www.schenectadyhistory.org/resources/patent/miller_map.html updated March 30, 2015