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A plan of New York Island, with part of Long Island, Staten Island & east New Jersey: with a particular description of the engagement on the woody heights of Long Island, between Flatbush and Brooklyn, on the 27th of August 1776 between His Majesty's forces commanded by General Howe and the Americans under Major General Putnam, shewing also the landing of the British Army on New-York Island, and the taking of the city of New-York &c. on the 15th of September following, with the subsequent disposition of both the armies

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Cartographic materials from the Emmet collection of manuscripts etc. relating to American history

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A plan of New York Island, with part of Long Island, Staten Island & east New Jersey

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A plan of New York Island, with part of Long Island, Staten Island & east New Jersey: with a particular description of the engagement on the woody heights of Long Island, between Flatbush and Brooklyn, on the 27th of August 1776 between His Majesty's forces commanded by General Howe and the Americans under Major General Putnam, shewing also the landing of the British Army on New-York Island, and the taking of the city of New-York &c. on the 15th of September following, with the subsequent disposition of both the armies
Names
Faden, William, 1749-1836 (Engraver)
Collection

Cartographic materials from the Emmet collection of manuscripts etc. relating to American history

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1776-10-19
Place: London
Publisher: ... publish'd by Wm. Faden, successor to the late Mr. Ts. Jefferys, geographer to the King, Charing Cross,
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 01-473 [Filed with N.Y.S. Revol. Maps, Long Island]
Topics
New Jersey
Long Island, Battle of, New York, N.Y., 1776
New York (N.Y.) -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
New York Metropolitan Area
Genres
Maps
Notes
Funding: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Content: Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings.
Content: Shows information to Sept. 25, 1776.
Citation/reference: LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1145
Citation/reference: Phillips. Maps of America, p. 361
Citation/reference: Stevens & Tree. Comparative cartography, 41e
Content: Appears in the author's North American atlas.
Content: In this edition most northerly place is now "Fort". "Fort Washington" is shown about three inches down from the head of New-York Island.
Content: Includes "References to the battle on Long Island."
Citation/reference: EM8094 ; Emmet Collection, 8094.
Statement of responsibility: engraved & publish'd by ... Wm. Faden.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand col. ; 48 x 43 cm.
NYPL copies lack text in lower margin.
NYPL copy in Map Div. 01-473 annnotated in lower left corner in pencil: fifth state.
Watermark.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 45849643
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b14968639
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c38bfa40-c628-012f-b5fd-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1749: Creator Born
  • 1776: Issued
  • 1836: Creator Died
  • 2013: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A plan of New York Island, with part of Long Island, Staten Island & east New Jersey" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1776-10-19. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-ee3b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A plan of New York Island, with part of Long Island, Staten Island & east New Jersey" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 18, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-ee3b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1776-10-19). A plan of New York Island, with part of Long Island, Staten Island & east New Jersey Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47da-ee3b-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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A plan of New York Island, with part of Long Island, Staten Island & east New Jersey