To His Excellency Genl. Washington, Commander in Chief of the armies of the United States of America : this plan of the investment of York and Gloucester has been surveyed and laid down, and is most humbly dedicated by His Excellency's obedient servant

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Title:
To His Excellency Genl. Washington, Commander in Chief of the armies of the United States of America : this plan of the investment of York and Gloucester has been surveyed and laid down, and is most humbly dedicated by His Excellency's obedient servant
Title (alt.):
Plan of the investment of York and Gloucester
Description:
Shows British and American troop positions, British defenses, including those on Gloucester Point, fields of fire, the first and second parallels, the headquarters of generals Washington and Rochambeau, the quarters of generals Nelson, Lincoln, Lafayette, Knox, Steuben, Clinton, and various French officers, ships in the York River, and "The Field where the British laid down their Arms." Also shows "Moore's House," vegetation and relief. Includes "References to the British Lines" with illustrations of ships and "Explanation" of the American and French siege operations. --cf. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789.
Cartographer:
Bauman, Sebastian
Engraver:
Scot, Robert, 1745-1823
Name on Item:
Sebastn. Bauman, major of the New York or 2nd Regt of Artillery
Date:
1782
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
New-York Historical Society
Collection (local):
New-York Historical Society Collection
Subjects:
Yorktown (Va.)--History--Siege, 1781--Maps--Early works to 1800
Yorktown (Va.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Virginia--Maps--Early works to 1800
York River (Va.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Virginia--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps--Early works to 1800
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps
Places:
Virginia > York (county) > Yorktown
Extent:
1 map : hand colored ; 47 x 45 cm on sheet 66 x 48 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
[Philadelphia] : R. Scot Sculp. Philad.
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:14,400]
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
https://library.nyu.edu/persistent/lcn/nyu_aleph004267387?institution=NYU&persistent
Notes:
"This plan was taken between the 22nd & 28th of October, 1781."-- cartouche at foot.
"Note. The Land within the doted [sic] lines has been laid down by survey."
Relief shown by hachures.
Notes (citation):
LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1471
Identifier:
84388d_InvestmentYorkGloucester1782_Bauman