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Kashnor notes, "A rare Carolina war map, showing the position of the fleet, the provincial troops, and the forces under Clinton." Letterpress description of the unsuccessful British attempt to take Fort Sulivan below map. See also 093:081M for another map of this battle. Attack description in a letter from Sir Peter Parker to Mr. Stephens, Secretary of the Admiralty dated July 9, 1776 with additional information on troop movements added from Whitehall, August 24. MS note: No. 80. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: miles. Projection: Plane. Watermark: Block W. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: Mus. Cat. #93 #80..
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Kashnor notes, "with the exceedingly rare slip of the Plains of Abraham, showing the later movements of the armies, a fine impression of the rarest battle plan of the Old French War." Kashnor dates [1759]. Submap: Foldover insert on lower left labeled "Second plate".. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles, feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-maps. Verso Text: MS note: 328.
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Kashnor notes, "The printed description at foot records the movements of the force when it first sailed from Sandy Hook to Barbados. It sailed to St. Lucia on 13th November, and took possession of the Island. D'Estaign, who had left Boston and followed the force, collected 9,000 men from the French Islands, and attacked the Vigee occupied by General Meadows. After 12 days D'Estaign retired. A rare war plan." Shows ship movements and important buildings. Lengthy subtext and descriptions.. Relief: hachures. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. Verso Text: MS notes: 19 146.
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Kashnor notes, "A rare war map." Ms note: 110 (on backing). Submap shows road from Amboy to Philadelphia. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles, British. Projection: Plane. Watermark: I V. Printing Process: Copper engraving.
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Kashnor notes, "A very good copy of a very rare map. The map of Boston may have been taken from the Bonner Map of 1722, but it is probable that Southack made a new survey. It is the third printed plan of Boston." Kashnor dates as ca. 1740. McCorkle identifies this as a later edition of the 1735 original map. Submaps: Town of Boston in New England; Chart of the Atlantic Ocean showing the situation of Nova Scotia with respect to the British Isles.. Prime meridian: London. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Mercator. Watermark: Fleur-di-lis. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-maps. References: McCorkle 735.1. Verso Text: MS notes: 532 East end of Georges Bank from Cape St. Mary to SSW distance 115 miles..
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Table of longitude and latitude for principal points on the map. Comments on Gulf Stream temperature differences. Submap: The islands and Kays from Booby Rocks to Hog Island (New Providence Island). Vignettes: Seven views of island profiles.. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-mapsVignettes. Verso Text: MS notes: 391 4.
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