Carte von dem Hafen und der Stadt Boston : mit den umliegenden Gegenden und der Lägern sowohl der Americaner als auch des Engländer

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Carte von dem Hafen und der Stadt Boston
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Title:
Carte von dem Hafen und der Stadt Boston : mit den umliegenden Gegenden und der Lägern sowohl der Americaner als auch des Engländer
Description:
This very rare German war plan of Boston and vicinity is an unusually fine topographic map. Its physical relief is symbolized by elaborately engraved hachures. A printed legend refers to the number and caliber of artillery and the location of troops that were situated in the city. The British and American units are shown in considerable detail. Also depicted are islands, soundings, and shallow areas in the harbor, along with the streets of Boston, and neighboring roads and villages. Derived from French sources, this is one of the few German maps of Revolutionary era Boston. Diese Carte ist von einen Englischen vor die Regierung aufgenomnen Originale copiret worden.
Creator:
Beaurain, Jean de, 1696-1771
Contributor:
Frentzel, Georg Friedrich Jonas, 1754?-1799
Contributor:
Müller, J. C. (Johann Carl)
Name on Item:
von dem Cheval. de Beaurin ; G. F. I. Frentzel, sculps.
Date:
[1776?]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Private Collection
Collection (local):
Mapping Boston Collection
Subjects:
Fortification--Massachusetts--Boston--Maps--Early works to 1800
Boston (Mass.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston
Extent:
1 map : col. ; 51 x 61 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
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Publisher:
Leipzig : In der Johann Carl Müllerischen Buch und Kunsthandlung zu haben
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:25,000]
Language:
German
Notes:
Hand colored to show location of British and American forces.
Relief shown by hachures.
Depths shown by soundings.
"Diese Carte ist von einen Englischen vor die Regierung aufgenomnen Originale copiret worden."
Includes "Erklærung der Buchstaben."
Identifier:
05_04_000064
Barcode:
39999052509583