Plan of Portsmouth on Elizabeth River : from an exact survey made ye. 21st January 1781

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Item Information

Title:
Plan of Portsmouth on Elizabeth River : from an exact survey made ye. 21st January 1781
Creator:
Straton, James
Name on Item:
by James Straton, 2d lt. of Engineers
Date:
1781
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Genre:
Manuscript maps
Location:
William L. Clements Library
Collection (local):
William L. Clements Library Collection
Subjects:
Portsmouth (Va.)--Maps
Fort Nelson (Va.)--Maps
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps
Places:
Virginia > Portsmouth
Extent:
1 ms. map : col. ; 49 x 61.5 cm.
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Scale:
Scale 1:6,000.
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
Catalog record
Notes:
Finished, colored topographical map showing the houses in the town and shapes and positions of proposed defensive works for the British occupation.
Enclosed in Benedict Arnold to Henry Clinton, January 23, 1781, Clinton Papers (Clements Library).
Additional notations provide information on defensive positions, size of garrisons needed, and conditions under which map was drawn.
Identifies and describes condition and position of former rebel fort north of the town.
Clinton Maps 277.
Identifier:
8666
Barcode:
B2634839