Carte des positions occupeés par les trouppes Américaines apres leur retraite de Rhode Island le 30 Aout 1778


Carte des positions occupeés par les trouppes Américaines apres leur retraite de Rhode Island le 30 Aout 1778
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Item Information

Title:
Carte des positions occupeés par les trouppes Américaines apres leur retraite de Rhode Island le 30 Aout 1778
Creator:
Capitaine du Chesnoy, Michel, 1746-1804
Contributor:
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834
Name on Item:
par Mr. Capitaine, a. d. C. du Général la Fayette
Date:
[1778]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Manuscripts
Location:
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
Collection (local):
Library of Congress Collection
Subjects:
Rhode Island, Battle of, R.I., 1778--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Narragansett Bay Region (R.I.)--Defenses--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Places:
Bristol (county)Narragansett Bay
Extent:
1 map : ms., col. ; 32 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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Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:140,000]
Language:
French
English
Catalog Record:
https://lccn.loc.gov/00555648
Notes:
Relief shown by hachures.
Oriented with north toward the lower right.
Pen-and-ink and watercolor.
Sectioned and mounted on cloth backing.
Includes descriptive index to defenses.
On label affixed to verso of backing: No. 132. Carte des positions occupeés par les trouppes Américaines le 30 Aoust 1778.
Some place names in English.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
ar300400