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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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A Gift of Florence A. Walker April 1955. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Yards. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Copper engraving.
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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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Kashnor notes, "Very rare." See also 093-080M for another view of this battle. See 105:079S for duplicate copy. RLIN record may not include subtext from this map. Text of attack extracted from Letters of Sir Peter Parker and Lieut. General Clinton to the Lords of the Admiralty in letterpress below map. Inset map showing: Plan of the Platform in Sulivans Fort, by Lt. Colonel Thos. James of the Rl. Rt. of Artillery. MS note: 81. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Plane. Watermark: Block IV. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-maps. Verso Text: MS notes: Mus. cat.#93 #81.
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Kashnor notes, "Drawn by James Saurce, of Belize, British Honduras, evidently in connection with some scheme at Vera Paz. [central Guatemala, see 093:670m] It shows the sailing routes to Vera Cruz, Havanna, Jamaica and Grenada." Kashnor dates as ca. 1840. MS note: MS map of Central America circa 1840 (in pencil). Relief: no. Projection: Cylindrical. Verso Text: MS note: 668.
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From title: The Interesting Discoveries made by the British and American ships since the first publication of this chart in 1784, Together with the Hydrographical Materials, lately procured from St. Petersburg and other places, have enabled Mr. De La Rochette to lay down the numerous improvements which appear in the Present Edition. Tracks of Cook's voyages, many notes. This is a later reprint of the 1794 Second Edition, see 093:015. Vancouver Island now correctly shown, labeled Wakash Nation. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: pictorial. Graphic Scale: Leagues, miles, wersts.. Projection: Equidistant Conic. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS. note: No. 13.
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