Plan of the town of Savannah, with the works constructed for its defence, together with the approaches & batteries of the enemy, and the joint attack of the French and rebels on the 9th of October, 1779 : from a survey

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Item Information

Title:
Plan of the town of Savannah, with the works constructed for its defence, together with the approaches & batteries of the enemy, and the joint attack of the French and rebels on the 9th of October, 1779 : from a survey
Contributor:
Moncrieff, James, 1744-1793
Creator:
Wilson, John, 1755-1798
Name on Item:
by John Wilson 71st Regt., asst. engineer
Date:
[1779]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Genre:
Manuscript maps
Location:
William L. Clements Library
Collection (local):
William L. Clements Library Collection
Subjects:
Savannah (Ga.)--Maps
Savannah (Ga.)--History--Siege, 1779--Maps
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps
Places:
Georgia > Chatham (county) > Savannah
Extent:
1 ms. map : col. ; 74.2 x 97.7 cm.
Terms of Use:
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Scale:
Scale 1:4,320.
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
Catalog record
Notes:
Finished, colored, topographical map with the ground plan of the town and its fortifications, siege lines, and the disposition of the opposing forces.
Table of references gives armament of defenders' and attackers' batteries.
Signed within table of references by: James Moncrief, comdg. engineer.
Clinton Maps 325.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
8410
Barcode:
B2644389