Attack of the rebels upon Fort Penobscot in the province of New England in which their fleet was totally destroyed and their army dispersed the 14th Augst. 1779

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Item Information

Title:
Attack of the rebels upon Fort Penobscot in the province of New England in which their fleet was totally destroyed and their army dispersed the 14th Augst. 1779
Name on Item:
by an officer present
Date:
December 18, 1785
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
William L. Clements Library
Collection (local):
William L. Clements Library Collection
Subjects:
Castine (Me.)--Maps
Fort George (Me. : Fort)--Maps
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps
Penobscot expedition, 1779--Maps
Places:
Maine > Hancock (county) > Castine
Extent:
1 map : col. ; 36.1 x 38.3 cm.
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Place of origin:
[London]
Scale:
Scale ca. 1:14,700.
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
Catalog record
Notes:
Below neat line: For the continuation (after Tindal's) of Rapin's History of Engd.
From: Rapin-Thoyras, Paul de. Rapin's impartial history of England ..., 1784-89.
Text block provides information on the American attack of 1779.
Ships shown in various positions and identified by name.
Identifier:
839
Barcode:
B1937609