Sketch of the position of the British forces at Elizabeth Town Point after their return from Connecticut Farm, in the province of East Jersey : under the command of his excelly. Leiutt. Genl. Knyphausen, on the 8th June 1780

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Sketch of the position of the British forces at Elizabeth Town Point after their return from Connecticut Farm, in the province of East Jersey
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Title:
Sketch of the position of the British forces at Elizabeth Town Point after their return from Connecticut Farm, in the province of East Jersey : under the command of his excelly. Leiutt. Genl. Knyphausen, on the 8th June 1780
Creator:
Hills, John, surveyor
Publisher:
Faden, William, 1749-1836
Name on Item:
by John Hills, lieut. 23d. Regt. & asst. engr.
Date:
1784
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
George Washington's Mount Vernon
Collection (local):
Richard H. Brown Revolutionary War Map Collection at Mount Vernon
Subjects:
Fortification--New Jersey--Maps--Early works to 1800
Elizabeth (N.J.)--History--18th century--Maps--Early works to 1800
Elizabeth (N.J.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps--Early works to 1800
Springfield (Union County, N.J.)--History--18th century--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places:
Union (county) > Springfield
Union (county) > Elizabeth
Extent:
1 map : col. ; 61 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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Publisher:
London : Willm. Faden
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:13,000]
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
MVLA record
Notes:
Oriented with north to the upper right.
Relief shown by shading.
Shows fortifications, bridge of boats, and positions of individual British units during their retreat to Staten Island.
Table of references provides further information.
Identifier:
06_01_008147