A plan of the action at Bunker's Hill, on the 17th of June 1775: between His Majesty's troops under the command of Maj. General Howe and the rebel forces

Item data

Title

A plan of the action at Bunker's Hill, on the 17th of June 1775: between His Majesty's troops under the command of Maj. General Howe and the rebel forces

Collection

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

Names

Page, Thomas Hyde, Sir, 1746-1821 (Creator)
G.P. Putnam & Co. (Publisher)
Sarony & Co. (Lithographer)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1850 - 1859 (Approximate)
Place: New York
Publisher: G.P. Putnam & Co.

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 16-806

Subjects

Bunker Hill, Battle of, Boston, Mass., 1775
Boston (Mass.) -- Historical geography
Boston (Mass.) -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
Bunker Hill (Boston, Mass.)
Charlestown (Boston, Mass.)

Genres

Maps
Early Works To 1800

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: by Lieut. Page of the Engineers, who acted as aide de camp to General Howe in that action.
Content: Map showing the positions of the rebel forces during the battle of Bunker's Hill in 1775.
Content: Relief shown by hachures.
Content: Includes historical notes; "references to the plan"; and insets: "Plan of Redoubt & Co. on Bunker's Hill, from Gents. Mag." -- "View of Charlestown &c. from Beacon Hill, Boston."
Content: In upper left margin: Reduced from the British map.
Content: "Note: In the British map the names of Bunker's & Breed's Hills are reversed - an error which has been perpetuated."
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map ; 19 x 22 cm, on sheet 24 x 30 cm

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 225138883
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21106488
Other local Identifier: US097.2.03
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 61500740-923c-0134-35c4-00505686a51c

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1850

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