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

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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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  Hudson River from Albany to Fort Edward shewing the situation of the several posts between those places, 1757 [cartographic material]

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  Manuscript map showing the Hudson River from its lowest point at Norman's Kill, just below Albany, to Lake George. Fort William Henry is shown but not named, indicating that the map was drawn after August 1757 when the fort was surrendered to French troops and destroyed.

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  Colonial National Monument Yorktown Battlefield Virginia

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  A detailed view of the British, American and French forces but with no indication of the French fleet which sealed the fate of the British forces who laid their arms down on the Surrender Field. The verso contains map, photographs, and text about the area and the planned sesquicentennial. Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Contour interval 5 feet. Surveyed in 1930-1931. "Civil War fortifications shown by contours." Topography by K.W. Trimble, R.M. Wilson, J.M. Rawls, H.A. Bean, E.V. Holloway, J.O. Kilmartin, S.E. Clement, and G.A. Mock. Control by U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey Text, illus., and maps under title "The Colonial National Monument: Its History and present development" on verso On verso: Map of Yorktown Battlefield -- Aerial view Yorktown Sesquicentennial celebration area October 16, 17, 18 and 19, 1931 -- Yorktown Enlargement -- Approach highway map Colonial National Monument. Shows French, American and British positions. Imprint in lower margin at right. "Scale 1:9600 or 800 feet to 1 inch". At head of title: Department of the interior, U.S. Geological survey. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: contour lines. Graphic Scale: Miles, feet. Projection: Polyconic. Printing Process: Lithography. Verso Text: Text, maps and photos of the planned sesquicentennial area and the parkway linking Jamestown, Williamburg and Yorktown. MS note: 238375.

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  Plan of the Entrance of Chesapeak [sic] Bay, with James and York Rivers wherein is shown the Respective Positions (in the beginning of October) 1. of the British Army Commanded by Lord Cornwallis, 2. of the American and French Forces under General Washington, 3. and of the French Fleet under Count de Grasse

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  Kashnor notes, "Exceedingly rare War Plan of the final action in the War of Independence. It shows Cornwallis cooped up in York by the American Army, and in Gloucester by the combined forces of Colonials and French. The French Fleet of thirty-two vessels under De Grasse has closed the entrance to York River, and the French ships under Barras hold the entrance to James River, dominate Fort George, and guard Barwell's Ferry. Only a few copies of this plan are known. The victory of Washington was a terrible blow to England, and it is doubtful whether the publisher sold enough copies to pay for his trouble in engraving. In any case, few people in England would wish to keep the map to remind them of a great failure." Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 152 (on backing).

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  Sketch of the Operations before Charleston the Capital of South Carolina 1780

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  Kashnor notes, "Shows the British warships bombarding the fort, and gives particulars of the forts, batteries, &c. of the opposing armies. 'Having surrendered by Capitulation the 12th May the Garrison laid down their Arms at I betwenn the Abbatis in front of the Hornwork.' Probably the earliest example of map engraving executed in South Carolina." [Ships shown are American and French, per "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships."] This map State II per Wheat & Brun who identify published information, date. LC record shows Thomas Abernethie opened engraving & printing shop in Charleston, SC, ca. 1785. MS notes: 85 Mus. Col. #105 (on backing). Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles, statute. Projection: Plane. Watermark: Crowned shield. Printing Process: Copper engraving. References: Wheat and Brun 595. Verso Text: MS note: 85.

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  Plan of the Siege of Charlestown in South Carolina

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  Kashnor notes, "This shows Charlestown Harbour from Fort Sullivan to Charlestown Neck, and locating the positions of the British Fleet with the boom across Cooper's River. On the neck is shown the encampment of the British Forces, and the three parallels which eventually led to the fall of the town." The siege of Charleston ended May 12, 1779 with surrender to British forces. MS note: 72 (on backing). Relief: pictorial & hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles, furlongs. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 72 (on backing).

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