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Plan of New York Island, with part of Long Island, Staten Island & East New Jersey, with a particular Description of the Engagement on the Woody Heights of Long Island, between Flatbush and Brooklyn, on the 27th of August 1776. between His Majesty's Forces Commanded by General Howe and the Americans under Major General Putnam, with the subsequent Disposition of both Armies
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Plan of the Attack on Fort Sulivan, the Key to Charlestown, in South Carolina, on the 28th of June 1776. By His Majesty's Squadron, Commanded by Sir Peter Parker. By an Officer on the Spot
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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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Correct Plan of the Environs of Quebec, and of the Battle fought on the 13th. September, 1759: Together with a particular detail of The French Lines and Batteries, And also of the Encampments, Batteries and Attacks of the British Army, And the Investiture of that City under the Command of Vice Admiral Saunders, Major General Wolfe, Brigadier General Monckton, and Brigadier General Townshend. Drawn from the Original Surveys taken by the Engineers of the Army. Engraved by Thomas Jefferys, Geographer to His Majesty
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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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Sketch of part of the Island of St. Lucie
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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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The seat of action between the British and American forces or an authentic plan of the western part of Long Island with the engagement of the 27th. August 1776. between the King's Forces and the Americans: containing also Staten Island, and the environs of Amboy and New York, with the course of Hudsons River, from Courtland the Great Magazine of the American Army, to Sand Hook / from the surveys of Major Holland
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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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Map of the Coast of New England, from Staten Island to the Island of Cape Breton as it was actually surveyed by Capt. Cyprian Southack
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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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Map of the Inhabited Part of Canada from the French Surveys With the Frontiers of NeW York and NeW England from the Large Survey by Claude Joseph Sauthier
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Kashnor notes, " With engraved locations of the 'Winter Quarters of the King's Army in Canada, 1776' and shoWing the old locations of the land grants around Lake Champlain and doWn to Lake George, made after the Old French War, a very rare map." see 105-305M for a variant copy. Elaborate cartouche of traders dealing With Indians for pelts. Includes "Winter quarters of the King's Army in Canada, 1776.". Relief: pictorial & hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles, statute, leagues, Canadian. Projection: Cylindrical. Watermark: J WHATMAN. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Cartouche. References: McCorkle 777.19. Verso Text: MS note: 72.
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