A sketch of the east end of the peninsula where on is Hampton

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Item Information

Title:
A sketch of the east end of the peninsula where on is Hampton
Creator:
M., W. P.
Name on Item:
W.P.M.
Date:
[1781]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Genre:
Manuscript maps
Location:
William L. Clements Library
Collection (local):
William L. Clements Library Collection
Subjects:
Hampton (Va.)--Maps
Old Point Comfort (Va.)--Maps
Elizabeth City County (Va.)--Maps
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps
Places:
Virginia > Hampton
Virginia > Old Point Comfort
Extent:
1 ms. map ; 72.4 x 52 cm.
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Scale:
Scale 1:50,000.
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
Catalog record
Notes:
Finished, topographical, pen and ink map of the area within about a 12-mile radius of Hampton, Virginia.
Shows basic town plan of Hampton.
The roads and principal plantations are shown, some with their names or those of their owners, and a number of structures are rendered pictorially.
A brief table of references identifies important points, particularly those relating to the military occupation.
Endorsed on verso: Lt. Colonel De Lancey, G.: B: N.Y. April 15th, 1782.
Clinton Maps 263.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
577
Barcode:
B2625557