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The engagement on the White Plains, the 28th of October 1776: between the American & British forces

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Title

The engagement on the White Plains, the 28th of October 1776: between the American & British forces

Collection

Maps of New York City and State
Revolutionary War

Names

Smith, Charles (Publisher)
Martin, D. (Engraver)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1796 (Inferred)
Place: New-York
Publisher: Published by C. Smith

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 01-318 [Filed with N.Y.S. Rev. War, White Plains 1776]

Subjects

New York (N.Y.)
New York (State) -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
Westchester County (N.Y.) -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
White Plains, Battle of, White Plains, N.Y., 1776

Genres

Maps

Notes

Content: In upper right corner: Pl. III.
Citation/Reference: Phillips. Maps of America, p. 1071
Content: From Military repository, v. 1, 1796 opp. p. 173.
Content: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Content: Relief shown by hachures.
Content: Ford Collection.
Citation/Reference: Jolly, D.C. Maps of America in periodicals before 1800, 455
Statement Of Responsibility: D. Martin sct.
Content: Scale [ca. 1:170,000]

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map : hand colored ; 19 x 22 cm

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 45825073
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b14964806
Photo Order: 65562
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0d8dad90-c5ab-012f-51d5-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1796

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "The engagement on the White Plains, the 28th of October 1776: between the American & British forces" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1796. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0d8dad90-c5ab-012f-51d5-58d385a7bc34

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1796). The engagement on the White Plains, the 28th of October 1776: between the American & British forces Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0d8dad90-c5ab-012f-51d5-58d385a7bc34

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "The engagement on the White Plains, the 28th of October 1776: between the American & British forces" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 13, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0d8dad90-c5ab-012f-51d5-58d385a7bc34

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