The Country twenty five miles round New York

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The Country twenty five miles round New York
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Item Information

Title:
The Country twenty five miles round New York
Title (alt.):
Chronological table of the most interesting occurrences since the commencement of hostilities in North America
Engraver:
Barber, J.
Publisher:
Hawkes, W.
Name on Item:
drawn by a gentleman from that city
Date:
[1776]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
New-York Historical Society
Collection (local):
New-York Historical Society Collection
Subjects:
New York Region--Maps--Early works to 1800
New York Harbor (N.Y. and N.J.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Long Island, Battle of, New York, N.Y., 1776--Maps--Early works to 1800
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places:
New York
Extent:
1 map : color ; 38 x 39 cm, on sheet 61 x 46
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
[London] : Published according to Act of Parliament, 1st November, 1776, by W. Hawks, (successor to T. Kitchin) no. 59, Holborn Hill ...
Scale:
Scale approximately 1:220,000.
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
https://library.nyu.edu/persistent/lcn/nyu_aleph004266879?institution=NYU&persistent
Notes:
Price one Shilling.
Hand colored.
Relief shown pictorially.
Shows radial distances.
Engraved by: J. Barber, Holborn Hill.
Includes letterpress below map entitled: Chronological table of the most interesting occurrences since the commencement of hostilities in North America.
Letterpress includes chronology of events from Boston Tea Party through Battle of Long Island and provides notes on British military strength.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Notes (citation):
LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1096
Stevens and Tree. Comparative cartography, 43a
Identifier:
42790_Country25MilesNY1776_M25_5_39