A plan of the entrance of Chesapeak Bay, with James and York rivers : wherein are shewn the respective positions (in the beginning of October) 1⁰. of the British army commanded by Lord Cornwallis, at Gloucester and York in Virginia; 2⁰. of the American and French forces under General Washington; 3.⁰ and of the French Fleet under Count de Grasse

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A plan of the entrance of Chesapeak Bay, with James and York rivers
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Title:
A plan of the entrance of Chesapeak Bay, with James and York rivers : wherein are shewn the respective positions (in the beginning of October) 1⁰. of the British army commanded by Lord Cornwallis, at Gloucester and York in Virginia; 2⁰. of the American and French forces under General Washington; 3.⁰ and of the French Fleet under Count de Grasse
Cartographer:
Faden, William, 1749-1836
Name on Item:
by an officer
Date:
1781
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
George Washington's Mount Vernon
Collection (local):
Richard H. Brown Revolutionary War Map Collection at Mount Vernon
Subjects:
Yorktown (Va.)--History--Siege, 1781--Maps--Early works to 1800
Yorktown (Va.)--History--18th century--Maps--Early works to 1800
Gloucester (Va.)--History--18th century--Maps--Early works to 1800
York River (Va.)--History--18th century--Maps--Early works to 1800
James River (Va.)--History--18th century--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places:
James (river)
Gloucester (county) > Gloucester
York (river)
Extent:
1 map : hand col. ; 41 x 51 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:
London : Wm. Faden
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:250,000]
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
MVLA record
Notes:
Relief shown pictorially. Depth shown by soundings..
Notes (citation):
Nebenzahl, K. Bibliography of printed battle plans, 186
Identifier:
06_01_008239
Call #:
G3764.B6 1764 .B4
Barcode:
30000003794213