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A Plan of the Town of Newport. in the Province of Rhode Island
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A Plan of the Harbour of St. Augustin in the Province of Georgia
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Kashnor notes, "A very rare chart issued for the commanders of ships of war during the Revolution. It shows a very good plan of the city of St. Augustin, with Fort St. Mark and the fortifications. Coloured impressions are very rare." Kashnor dates ca. 1780. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles, feet. Projection: Plane. Watermark: Crowned fleur-di-lis J. Bates. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 991.
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A Chart of the Bay and Harbour of Pensacola, in the Province of West Florida, Surveyed by George Gould, A.M. Published by Command of Government by J. F. W. Des Barres Esqr
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Kashnor notes, "Exceedingly rare, and one of the most rare of Des Barres war charts. Only a few other copies appear to be known, and there is no record of a coloured impression." MS note: 75. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Plane. Watermark: Crowned fleur-di-lis over JVC VI. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note:990.
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Port Royal Dans la Caroline Méridionale Levé par le Cape Gascoigne Publié a Londres on 1776 Tradiut
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Kashnor notes, "An exceedingly rare chart, taken from the original English chart, which is also exceedingly rare. This was issued for the use of the commanders of French Ships-of-War and Transports during the Revolution." Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Plane. Watermark: Chained Maltese cross lettering. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: 82 23.
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Battle of Brandywine in which the Rebels were defeated, September the 11th 1777
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Kashnor notes, "An exceedingly rare war plan. It was engraved from the plan drawn on the spot by Lieut. S. W. Werner, of the Hessian Artillery under Knyphausen." Includes references to the movements of troops under Lt. General Earl Cornwallis and those under Lieut Genl. Knyphausen. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Yards. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 69.
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Plan of the Operations of the King's Army under the Command of General Sr. William HoWe, K.B. in NeW York and East NeW Jersey, against the American Forces Commanded by General Washington, From the 12th. of October, to the 28th. of November 1776
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Kashnor notes, "An exceedingly rare plan of one of the most famous engagements during the American Revolution." Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Plane. Watermark: CroWned fleur-di-lis W F. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: 109 JS.
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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 and 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
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Kashnor notes, "Exceedingly rare, and only a few copies known. The slip map shows the position of the British lying across the Great South Road to Hampton, while the map shows the first and second parallel as Washington gradually closed in on Yorktown. This is probably the finest war plan of the action which swept away all hopes of the success of British arms, and was the crowning victory for American Independence." Contains submap of Chesapeake Bay. [Many characteristics of Des Barres maps, but map trimmed to neatline with no mention of author.] Submap: Chesapeake Bay and vicinity.. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-maps. Verso Text: MS note: 100.
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