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1781 March-1804
Manuscripts
A collection of 117 items which covers the years 1754 to 1804; it is chiefly the papers accumulated by Destouches during his command of the squadron of Ex̌pdition particulïre in September 1780 to May 1781. Included are letters, instructions, communications, intelligence reports, orders and regulations, accounts of salaries and provisions, reports of ships' activities, lists of French ships and their captains, and lists of English ships captured by combined French and Spanish fleets. Correspondents include Chevalier Anne-Čsar de la Luzerne, Jean-Fraṅois de Galaup compte de La Perouse, Antoine-Raymond-Jean-Gualbert-Gabriel de Sartine comte d'Alby, George Washington, and others. Also included is a journal of Charles H. d'Arsac de Ternay for the year 1780 and Destouches' account of the naval operations at St. Kitts and Nevis. The papers also include a volume of 69 drawings of various coats of arms and military maps of Huntington Bay, Rhode Island; Gardiner and Plumb Islands, New York; Penobscot Bay, Maine; and Isle de France, by Nicolas Louis de Caille (circa 1754).
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Charles-René-Dominique Sochet Destouches papers
Manuscripts
A collection of 117 items which covers the years 1754 to 1804; it is chiefly the papers accumulated by Destouches during his command of the squadron of Expédition particulière in September 1780 to May 1781. Included are letters, instructions, communications, intelligence reports, orders and regulations, accounts of salaries and provisions, reports of ships' activities, lists of French ships and their captains, and lists of English ships captured by combined French and Spanish fleets. Correspondents include Chevalier Anne-César de la Luzerne, Jean-François de Galaup compte de La Perouse, Antoine-Raymond-Jean-Gualbert-Gabriel de Sartine comte d'Alby, George Washington, and others. Also included is a journal of Charles H. d'Arsac de Ternay for the year 1780 and Destouches' account of the naval operations at St. Kitts and Nevis. The papers also include a volume of 69 drawings of various coats of arms, and military maps of Huntington Bay, Rhode Island; Gardiner and Plumb Islands, New York; Penobscot Bay, Maine; and Isle de France, by Nicolas Louis de Caille (circa 1754).
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Drawings of coats of arms
Manuscripts
A volume of 69 colored drawings of royal, papal, national, merchant, and military standards, family, and city coats of arms, and the black flag of filibusters.
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Penobscot Bay, Maine: An Ideal Plan of the River Penobscot
Manuscripts
Pen and ink manuscript map.
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Carte du Canada ou de la Nouvelle France et des Decouvertes quiy ont été faites Dresée sur plusieurs Observations et sur un grand nombre de Relations imprimées ou manuscrites Par Guillaume Del'Isle de l'Academie Royale des Sciences et Premier Geographe du Roy
Visual Materials
Kashnor notes, " Indicates the location of the Indian nations and the French forts, especially those taken from the Hudson's Bay Company. It locates the wintering place, on the Bay, of Jean Munck in 1619. This is one of the earliest issues of Delisle's map." See also 105:431, 105:432 for later versions. Cartouche with natives.. Prime meridian: Ferro?. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles, leagues. Projection: Pseudocylindrical. Watermark: Chained Maltese cross lettering. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. References: McCorkle 703.5. Verso Text: MS notes: 432.
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A Plan of the Posts of York and Gloucester in the Province of Virginia, Established by His Majesty's Army under the Command of Lieut. General Earl Cornwallis, together with The Attacks and Operations of the American & French Forces Commanded by General Washington and the Count of Rochambeau, Which Terminated in the Surrender of the said Posts and Army on the 17th of October 1781 / Surveyed by Captn. Fage of the Royal Artillery
Rare Books
An important map with no attribution but possibly by William Faden. An overlay shows the positions of the British forces on September 28th and 29th some two weeks prior to the surrender. The main map shows the British forces trapped in York itself and the redoubts and batteries set up by the American and French forces. The Charon is shown in flames in York harbor and French ships sit off Gloucester. The bulk of the French fleet is not shown, but blockaded the mouth of Chesapeake Bay, trapping the British army who then surrendered ending the American Revolutionary War. Submap: Overlay, showing British positions on Sept 28-29.. Prime meridian: Gm. Relief: shaded, hachures. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-maps.
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