Plan of the bay of Saldanha on the S.W. coast of Africa shewing the opperations [sic] of the squadron of Commodore Johnstone, in the attack upon the five Dutch East India ships on the morning of July 21st: AD: 1781

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Title:
Plan of the bay of Saldanha on the S.W. coast of Africa shewing the opperations [sic] of the squadron of Commodore Johnstone, in the attack upon the five Dutch East India ships on the morning of July 21st: AD: 1781
Creator:
D'Auvergne, Philip
Name on Item:
drawn by Lieut. D'Auvergne of the navy commanding the Lark
Date:
1781
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Genre:
Manuscript maps
Location:
William L. Clements Library
Collection (local):
William L. Clements Library Collection
Subjects:
Saldanha Bay (South Africa)--Maps
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps
Johnstone, George, 1730-1787
Places:
South Africa > Western Cape (province) > Saldanha
Saldanha Bay
Extent:
1 ms. map : col. ; 31.2 x 47 cm
Terms of Use:
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Scale:
Scale indeterminate.
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
Catalog record
Notes:
Finished, colored map showing situations and movements of British and Dutch vessels and particularly that of the Lark.
Identifier:
5637
Barcode:
B1939248