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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 ...

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Title
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 ...
Names
Faden, William, 1749-1836 (Engraver)
Collection

Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection of English maps, charts, globes, books and atlases

Charts and maps

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1776
Place: London
Publisher: Wm. Faden
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 97-6168 [LHS 807]
Topics
Long Island, Battle of, New York, N.Y., 1776
New York (N.Y.) -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
Staten Island (New York, N.Y.)
Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: Highlight coloring of red for British troops and green for American.
Version identification: Distinguished from earlier states by new labelling, "The Heights of Guana" on Long Island; distinguished from later states by lack of "Fort Washington" (N.Y.) and "Fort Independence" (N.J.).
Citation/reference: Stevens & Tree, 41c
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand col. ; 48 x 42 cm. on sheet 75 x 50 cm.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 38369306
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b13504558
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7dbc58a0-c5d5-012f-7c2d-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1749: Creator Born
  • 1776: Issued
  • 1836: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2023: Found by you!
  • 2024

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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. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7dbc58a0-c5d5-012f-7c2d-58d385a7bc34

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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" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 31, 2023. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7dbc58a0-c5d5-012f-7c2d-58d385a7bc34

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1776). A plan of New York Island, with part of Long Island, Staten Island & east New Jersey Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7dbc58a0-c5d5-012f-7c2d-58d385a7bc34

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