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Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Kashnor notes, "One of the earliest war plans of Bunker's Hill, showing the position immediately after the battle. It was originally drawn by Lieut. Richard Williams." Map includes references table showing the important places for both British and Rebel forces, color keyed. Prime meridian: None. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Yards, miles. Projection: Plane. Watermark: Crowned fleur-di-lis. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: J4. 66..
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S. W. Werner drew the plan of the Hessian forces. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Yards. Projection: Cylindrical. Watermark: Crowned shield GR WF. Printing Process: Copper engraving.
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Showing troop movements of the two armies leading up to the Battle of White Plains. Publisher, location, and date information comes from John Carter Brown Library, Brown University - Raspe and Korn were both publishers. A copy is bound into the back of Korn's Geschichte der kriege in und ausser Europa, RB 304987. MS note: 80161. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Projection: Plane. Watermark: Lettering; device. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: Syamp: DK [twice].
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Hand colored engraving of "The enemy endeavoring to engage the Phoenix and the Rose with their Galleys and fire ships on the 16th of August in the night." Reference table, sheet 2. Battle scene, sheet 2.. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Plane. Watermark: JB J Bates. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: VignettesArt Work. Verso Text: MS notes: 993.
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Kashnor notes, "The route shoWs the passage doWn Lake Champlain to CroWn Point, then south to Ticonderoga, from Whence Burgoyne passed through South Bay to Skeneboro, Which he reached on the 6th of July, and fought the engagement at Fort Ann, on Wood Creek, on 8th July. He is shoWn to have crossed the Hudson at Fort EdWard, and to have reached Half Moon of the MohaWk, but had fought an engagement at Freeman's Farm on Sept. 19, the action at Braemus Heights is dated Oct. 7th, and the final action at Saratoga, 10th October. It Was a famous march, but to have attacked 20,000 men With a force of only 5,000 could have only had one result, and Burgoyne surrendered to Gates on October 17." Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 848.
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Kashnor notes, "This is the war plan of Commodore Saltonstall's attack on Fort Penobscott, who is shown to have retired up the river and destroyed his fleet to prevent capture." Text covers description of battle where British forces prevailed and a large rebel contingent of ships was burned to save them from falling into British hands. Place of publication conjectured. MS note: 97. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Yards. Projection: Plane. Watermark: Crowned fleur-di-lis. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 97.
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