Plan of Charlestown 1781

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Item Information

Title:
Plan of Charlestown 1781
Creator:
Taylor, George (Geographer), active 1778
Name on Item:
surveyed & drawn by George Taylor
Date:
1781
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Genre:
Manuscript maps
Location:
William L. Clements Library
Collection (local):
William L. Clements Library Collection
Subjects:
Charleston (S.C.)--Maps
Charleston (S.C.)--Siege, 1780--Maps
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps
Places:
South Carolina > Charleston (county) > Charleston
Extent:
1 ms. map : col. ; 57.3 x 65 cm
Terms of Use:
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Scale:
Scale 1:8,000.
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
Catalog record
Notes:
Finished, colored, topographical map showing American defenses and British siege lines.
Table of references identifies new fortifications constructed after British capture of the city.
Identifier:
8671
Barcode:
B1938757