Plan of the attack against Basseterre on the island of Guadeloupe by a squadron of his Majesty's ships of war commanded by Commodore Moore on ye 22d Jan. 1759 : also the incampments of the British army commanded by Genl. Hopson, and the French intrenchments after they abandoned the town and citadel

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Plan of the attack against Basseterre on the island of Guadeloupe by a squadron of his Majesty's ships of war commanded by Commodore Moore on ye 22d Jan. 1759
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Title:
Plan of the attack against Basseterre on the island of Guadeloupe by a squadron of his Majesty's ships of war commanded by Commodore Moore on ye 22d Jan. 1759 : also the incampments of the British army commanded by Genl. Hopson, and the French intrenchments after they abandoned the town and citadel
Creator:
Rycaut, Edward, fl. 1756-1763
Contributor:
Jefferys, Thomas, -1771
Contributor:
Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794
Name on Item:
drawn on the sopot by Lieut. Col. Rycaut of the Marines
Date:
[1768]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Subjects:
Seven Years' War, 1756-1763--Maps--Early works to 1800
West Indies--History--1756-1763--Maps--Early works to 1800
Basse-Terre (Guadeloupe)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places:
Guadeloupe (territory) > Basse Terre (island) > Basse Terre
Extent:
1 map ; 32 x 47 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
London : Thos. Jefferys
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:11,700]
Language:
English
Notes:
Shows fortifications, entrenchments, troops, and ships.
Oriented with north towards the upper left.
Relief shown by hachures.
Inset: Plan of Fort-Royal.
Includes ill. of 2 cross-sections: Section by the bridge of the fort -- Section of the east curtain.
Includes dedication to Lord George Anson.
Appears in Jefferys' General topography of North America and the West Indies. London: Printed for Robert Sayer, ... and Thomas Jefferys, 1768.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Notes (citation):
Phillips. List of maps of America, p. 136
Phillips, 1196
Identifier:
4000137_0109r
Call #:
G1105 .J4 1768
Barcode:
30000003256623