Order of battle of the army under the command of Lt. General Gage at Boston, July 17th, 1775
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Item Information
- Title:
- Order of battle of the army under the command of Lt. General Gage at Boston, July 17th, 1775
- Description:
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Ink and watercolor manuscript map and key. Map shows fortifications and rough features of the peninsula of Boston. Key indicates the order of battle of British troops. The disposition of troops on July 17th, 1775 was possibly intended to be added to the map.
- Creator:
- Williams, Richard, active 1750-1776
- Name on Item:
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R. Williams.
- Date:
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1775
- Format:
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Maps/Atlases
Manuscripts
- Location:
- George Washington's Mount Vernon
- Collection (local):
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Richard H. Brown Revolutionary War Map Collection at Mount Vernon
- Subjects:
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Boston (Mass.)--History--Siege, 1775-1776--Maps--Early works to 1800
Boston (Mass.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps--Early works to 1800
- Places:
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Suffolk (county)Boston
- Extent:
- 1 sheet : hand col. ; 16 x 27 cm
- Terms of Use:
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No known copyright restrictions.
This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
- Language:
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English
- Catalog Record:
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MVLA record
- Identifier:
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06_01_011920