Plan of the city of Philadelphia and its environs shewing its defences during the years 1777 & 1778 : together with the siege of Mud Island on the River Delaware

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Plan of the city of Philadelphia and its environs shewing its defences during the years 1777 & 1778
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Title:
Plan of the city of Philadelphia and its environs shewing its defences during the years 1777 & 1778 : together with the siege of Mud Island on the River Delaware
Creator:
Nicole, Pierre, -1784
Date:
[1778]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Manuscripts
Location:
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
Collection (local):
Library of Congress Collection
Subjects:
Philadelphia (Pa.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places:
Philadelphia (county) > Philadelphia
Extent:
1 manuscript map : hand color 108 x 107 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. 1:14,400
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
https://lccn.loc.gov/gm71002319
Notes:
Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor.
Relief shown by shading.
"To the Honble. Sir William Howe K.B. general and commander in chief of all His Majesty's forces within the colonies laying on the Atlantic Ocean from Nova Scotia to West Florida inclusive, &ca. &ca. [Signed:] John Montrésor, chief engineer in America."
Imperfect: Fort Mifflin on Great Mud Island is almost entirely cut off.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Notes (citation):
LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1324
Identifier:
ar132400