Plan of the heights of Charles Town, &c

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Plan of the heights of Charles Town, &c
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Item Information

Title:
Plan of the heights of Charles Town, &c
Title (alt.):
Heights of Charles Town
Charles Town
Creator:
Williams, Richard, active 18th century
Name on Item:
R: W: Lieut.: R. W. F. Boston, Dec. 13, 1775.
Date:
[1775]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Manuscripts
Location:
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
Collection (local):
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
Subjects:
Boston (Mass.)--History--Siege, 1775-1776--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Fortification--Massachusetts--Boston--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Boston (Mass.)--Buildings, structures, etc--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Places:
Suffolk (county) > Boston
Extent:
col. map 23 x 37 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. 1:6,000
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
https://lccn.loc.gov/gm71000616
Notes:
Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor.
Has watermark.
Oriented with north toward the upper left.
Relief shown by hachures.
Inset: work made in place of the rebels' redoubt.
On verso: Heights of Charles Town. Lt. R. W.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
LCCN:
gm 71000616