A plan of the attack of Fort Sulivan, near Charles Town in South Carolina: by a squadron of his majesty's ships, on the 28th of June 1776 : with the disposition of the King's land forces, and the encampments and entrenchments of the rebels from the drawings made on the spot

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A plan of the attack of Fort Sulivan, near Charles Town in South Carolina: by a squadron of his majesty's ships, on the 28th of June 1776 : with the disposition of the King's land forces, and the encampments and entrenchments of the rebels from the drawings made on the spot

Collection

Maps of North America
Countries
United States (except New York)
States
South Carolina

Names

Faden, William, 1749-1836 (Engraver)
Jefferys, Thomas, -1771 (Associated name)
James, Thomas, -1782 (Associated name)
Parker, Peter, Sir, 1721-1811 (Associated name)
Clinton, Henry, Sir, 1738?-1795 (Associated name)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1776-08-10
Place: London, England
Publisher: Printed and sold by William Faden, successor to the late Mr. Thomas Jefferys, geographer to the King, the corner of St. Martin's Lane, Charing Cross

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 17-5301

Subjects

American Revolution (1775-1783)
Fort Moultrie, Battle of, S.C., 1776
Sullivans Island (S.C. : Island)
Charleston (S.C.)
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Campaigns
South Carolina
South Carolina -- Charleston
South Carolina -- Sullivan's Island (Island)
United States

Genres

Maps

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: Engraved by Wm. Faden.
Statement Of Responsibility: Below bottom neat line: "London. Engrav'd & publish'd according to Act of Parliament, Augt. 10th, 1776 by Wm. Faden, corner of St. Martin's Lane, Charing-Cross."
Content: Fourth state, or "(d) another issue" in Tooley: second bridge of boats has been added; "North Sand" is now "North Breaker;" and "Ranger Sloop" has been removed with slight traces still discernible in the upper right.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map : hand colored ;28 x 38 cm, on sheet 55 x 45 cm
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Abstract

Shows Sullivan's Island and Sullivan's Fort in addition to ships and camps. Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings. Includes a list of the squadron involved in the attack on Fort Sullivan and an "account of the attack of Fort Sulivan ... extracted from the letters of commodore Sir Peter Parker, Knt. and Lieut. General Clinton, to the Lords of the Admiralty." Inset: "Plan of the platform in Sulivans Fort by Lt. Colonel Thos. James of the Rl. Rt. of Artillery."

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 162014923
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b20646339
Folder number: US224.1.09
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 03a117f0-4eb7-0135-b255-087f5a64967e

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1776-08-10

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