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Plan of the Town and Harbour of Boston. and the Country adjacent with the Road from Boston to Concord Shewing the Place of the late Engagement between the King's Troops & the Provincials, together with the several Encampments of both Armies in & about Boston. Taken from and Actual Survey. Humbly Inscribed to Rich. Whitworth Esqr. Member of Parliament for Stafford By his most Obedient Servant J. De Costa

Description: Kashnor notes, "The earliest battle plan issued in London after the Battle of Bunker Hill, which took place the 17th June, 1775. Up to the present only one copy has been recorded, and it is of the greatest rarity. Below the title are 19 references which locate the Men-of-War in Boston Harbour, General Gage's camp on the Commons, etc. It shows the attack on Concord, and locates the 'Bridge where the attack began,' with groups of soldiers of both forces firing upon each other, and 'Provincials firing behind the walls.' " Provincials are also named as "Minutemen." Many fighting figures. MS notes: Plan of the Town and Harbour of Boston 33 (faded). Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Plane. Watermark: Fleur-di-lis over shield and GB. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Figures . Verso Text: MS notes: Plan of the Town and Harbour of Boston 33.
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Date: 29 July 1775
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