A plan of New York Island, part of Long Island &c : shewing the position of the American & British armies, before, at, and after the engagement on the Heights, Aug. 27th, 1776
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Title
A plan of New York Island, part of Long Island &c : shewing the position of the American & British armies, before, at, and after the engagement on the Heights, Aug. 27th, 1776
Collection
Maps of New York City and State
New York City
Whole
Names
Neele, Samuel John, 1758-1824 (Engraver)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1806 (Questionable)
Place: London?
Publisher: s.n.
Library Location
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 01-474 [Filed with N.Y.S. Revol. War maps, Long Island, 1776]
Subjects
Long Island, Battle of, New York, N.Y., 1776
New York (N.Y.) -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
New York Metropolitan Area
Genres
Notes
Content: Imprint information from NYPL's Dictionary catalog of the Map Division.
Funding: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Content: NYPL copy trimmed close to the neat line.
Content: Relief shown by hachures.
Citation/Reference: NYPL. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, V, p. 872
Statement Of Responsibility: Neele, s[culpt?]
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 41 x 26 cm
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 2064812
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b14968525
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 71583190-c5aa-012f-61a2-58d385a7bc34
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Date Issued
1806
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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A plan of New York Island, part of Long Island &c : shewing the position of the American & British armies, before, at, and after the engagement on the Heights, Aug. 27th, 1776" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1806. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/71583190-c5aa-012f-61a2-58d385a7bc34
APA format
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1806). A plan of New York Island, part of Long Island &c : shewing the position of the American & British armies, before, at, and after the engagement on the Heights, Aug. 27th, 1776 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/71583190-c5aa-012f-61a2-58d385a7bc34
Chicago/Turabian Format
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A plan of New York Island, part of Long Island &c : shewing the position of the American & British armies, before, at, and after the engagement on the Heights, Aug. 27th, 1776" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 16, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/71583190-c5aa-012f-61a2-58d385a7bc34
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