Portsmouth, New Hampshire

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Portsmouth, New Hampshire
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Item Information

Title:
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Date:
[1782?]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Manuscripts
Location:
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
Collection (local):
Library of Congress Collection
Subjects:
Portsmouth (N.H.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Harbors--New Hampshire--Portsmouth--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places:
Rockingham (county) > Portsmouth
Extent:
1 manuscript map on sheet 72 x 46 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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Scale:
Scale ca. 1:61,000
Language:
French
Catalog Record:
https://lccn.loc.gov/gm71000982
Notes:
Title from verso.
Alternate title from Philip Lee Phillips A list of maps of America: Croquis de la rade de Portsmouth; position de la flotte française.
Manuscript, pen-and-ink.
Has watermarks.
Oriented with north to the right.
Shows Portsmouth harbor, including fortifications on shore and position of the French ships "Pluton," "Auguste," and "Bourgogne."
Notes (citation):
LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 876
Identifier:
ar087600