Battle of Brandywine, in which the rebels were defeated : September the 11th 1777, by the army under the command of General Sr. Wam. Howe


Battle of Brandywine, in which the rebels were defeated
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Item Information

Title:
Battle of Brandywine, in which the rebels were defeated : September the 11th 1777, by the army under the command of General Sr. Wam. Howe
Creator:
Faden, William, 1749-1836
Date:
[1777]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Manuscripts
Location:
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
Collection (local):
Library of Congress Collection
Subjects:
Chadds Ford (Pa. : Township)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Brandywine, Battle of, Pa., 1777--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places:
Delaware (county)Chadds Ford
Extent:
1 manuscript map : hand color 60 x 45 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. 1:15,200
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
https://lccn.loc.gov/gm71000928
Notes:
Relief shown by hachures.
Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor.
Annotated in ink above legend to change "Reference" to the attack made by the left under the command of Lt. Genl. Earl Cornwallis. Reference to the attack made by the right under the command of His Excellency Lieutt. General Knyphausen." The words "attack made to the left" and "attack made to the right" have been crossed out, and each phrase replaced with the word "column."
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Notes (citation):
LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1336
Identifier:
ar133600