A sketch of the operations of His Majesty's fleet and army under the command of Vice Admiral the Rt. Hble. Lord Viscount Howe and Genl. Sir Wm. Howe, K.B. in 1776

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Title

A sketch of the operations of His Majesty's fleet and army under the command of Vice Admiral the Rt. Hble. Lord Viscount Howe and Genl. Sir Wm. Howe, K.B. in 1776

Collection

Maps of New York City and State
Revolutionary War

Names

Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1722-1824 (Creator)
Moore, George Henry, 1823-1892 (Creator)
Valentine, D. T. (David Thomas), 1801-1869 (Creator)
Hayward, George, approximately 1800- (Creator)
New York (N.Y.). Common Council (Creator)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1864 (Inferred)
Place: New York, N.Y.
Publisher: Common Council

Library Location

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 17-434

Subjects

Howe, Richard Howe, Earl, 1726-1799
Howe, William Howe, Viscount, 1729-1814
New York Harbor (N.Y. and N.J.)
Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.)
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
New York (State)

Genres

Maps

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: Published according to Act of Parliament Jany. 17th 1777 by J.F.W. Des Barres Esq.
Statement Of Responsibility: "Communicated for the Manual by George H. Moore, Librarian of the New-York Historical Society."
Statement Of Responsibility: Facsimile: "Copied from the original by G. Hayward, 171 Pearl St., N.Y. for D.T. Valentine's Manual, 1864."
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Content: Scale approximately 1:128,700 (W 74°24ʹ--W 73°44ʹ/N 41°15ʹ--N 40°21ʹ).

Physical Description

Extent: 1 map ; 80 x 58 cm

Abstract

Shows Hudson River from Haverstraw Bay to Sandy Hook with positions and movements of troops and vessels during the New York campaign of 1776. Relief shown pictorially and by hachures; depths shown by soundings. Table of references identifies primary features and events of the campaign.

Identifiers

RLIN/OCLC: 692625921
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b21472365
Folder number: US133.2
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): bf53a080-d486-0135-83ec-25bca6786666

Rights

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Type Of Resource

Cartographic

Date Issued

1864

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