Plan of Charles Town, with the intrenchments, and encampment of His Majesty's troops, after the action of the 17th. June 1775


Plan of Charles Town, with the intrenchments, and encampment of His Majesty's troops, after the action of the 17th. June 1775
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Title:
Plan of Charles Town, with the intrenchments, and encampment of His Majesty's troops, after the action of the 17th. June 1775
Title (alt.):
Charles Town, with the intrenchments, and encampment of His Majesty's troops, after the action of the 17th. June 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 35 x 51 cm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
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Scale:
Scale ca. 1:4,800
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
https://lccn.loc.gov/gm71000615
Notes:
Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor.
Has watermark.
Relief shown by hachures.
The writing is similar to that of Lieut. Page on his "Plan of the action which happen'd 17th. June 1775." (Faden 15) and also very like the "Rough draft of Charlestown" (Faden 27)
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
LCCN:
gm 71000615