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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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 ...
Collection
Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection of English maps, charts, globes, books and atlases
Charts and maps
Names
Faden, William, 1749-1836 (Engraver)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1776
Place: London
Publisher: Wm. Faden
Library Location
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 97-6168 [LHS 807]
Subjects
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.)
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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.
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Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 38369306
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b13504558
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7dbc58a0-c5d5-012f-7c2d-58d385a7bc34
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1776
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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: 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 ..." 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. (1776). 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 ... Retrieved from 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: 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 ..." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 8, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/7dbc58a0-c5d5-012f-7c2d-58d385a7bc34
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