A survey of the peninsula of Charles Town shewing the three posts now garrison'd by his majesty's troops for the winter : 10th Decber., 1775. John Montresor, commandg. engineer

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Title:
A survey of the peninsula of Charles Town shewing the three posts now garrison'd by his majesty's troops for the winter : 10th Decber., 1775. John Montresor, commandg. engineer
Title (alt.):
Section through E.F.
Creator:
Montrésor, John, 1736-1799
Date:
December 10, 1775
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Genre:
Manuscript maps
Location:
William L. Clements Library
Collection (local):
William L. Clements Library Collection
Subjects:
Charlestown (Boston, Mass.)--Maps
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston > Charlestown
Extent:
1 ms. map : col. ; 35.4 x 55.3 cm.
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Scale:
Scale 1:4,800. Scale of inset 1:144.
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
Catalog record
Notes:
Finished, colored, topographical map showing the fortifications constructed by the British after the Battle of Bunker Hill to defend the peninsula.
Inset is a section though the fortifications and also showing the end of a barracks.
Clinton Map 44.
Identifier:
609
Barcode:
B2972295