Part of the city of New York, 27th Augt: 1778 [and] part of Long Island

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Item Information

Title:
Part of the city of New York, 27th Augt: 1778 [and] part of Long Island
Creator:
Wheeler, Thomas (Surveyor)
Date:
August 27, 1778
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Genre:
Manuscript maps
Location:
William L. Clements Library
Collection (local):
William L. Clements Library Collection
Subjects:
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)--Maps
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps
Places:
New York > New York > Brooklyn (borough)
Extent:
1 ms. map : col. ; 57.5 x 72.7 cm.
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Scale:
Scale 1:4,800.
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
Catalog record
Notes:
Inside neat line at lower right: Drawn by Thos. Wheeler.
Finished, colored, topographical map of the area on the Long Island side of the East River from Wallabout Bay to Governor's Island and on the Manhattan side from the Battery to Crown Point.
Includes details of built-up areas, fortifications and farms.
The encampment of the 64th Regiment of Foot is shown at the eastern edge of Brooklyn.
Clinton Map 140.
Identifier:
8376
Barcode:
B2819640