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A plan of New York Island, part of Long Island, &c. : shewing the position of the American and 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 and 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

Seymour, Joseph H. (Engraver)
Lewis, Samuel, 1753 or 1754-1822 (Cartographer)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1807
Place: Philadelphia
Publisher: Published by C.P. Wayne

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 01-319 [Filed with N.Y.S. Revol. War, N.Y.C. 1776]

Subjects

Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
Long Island (N.Y.)
Long Island, Battle of, New York, N.Y., 1776
New York (N.Y.) -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783

Genres

Maps

Notes

Content: From John Marshall's The life of George Washington, 1807. Plate II.
Citation/Reference: Phillips. Maps of America p. 362
Content: In upper left corner: Plate II.
Content: NYPL copy imperfect: lower right corner with J.H. Seymour's name missing.
Funding: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Content: Relief shown by hachures.
Statement Of Responsibility: Drawn by S. Lewis ; J.H. Seymour, sculp.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map ; 41 X 26 cm.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 24130181
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b14964808
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 71c49c10-c5aa-012f-8f55-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1807

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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 and British armies before, at, and after the engagement on the Heights, Aug. 27th, 1776" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1807. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/71c49c10-c5aa-012f-8f55-58d385a7bc34

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1807). A plan of New York Island, part of Long Island, &c. : shewing the position of the American and British armies before, at, and after the engagement on the Heights, Aug. 27th, 1776 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/71c49c10-c5aa-012f-8f55-58d385a7bc34

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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 and British armies before, at, and after the engagement on the Heights, Aug. 27th, 1776" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed December 5, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/71c49c10-c5aa-012f-8f55-58d385a7bc34

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