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 and the Americans under Major General Putnam, shewing also the landing of the British Army on New-York Island, and the taking of the city of New-York &c. on the 15th of September following, with the subsequent disposition of both the armies
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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 and the Americans under Major General Putnam, shewing also the landing of the British Army on New-York Island, and the taking of the city of New-York &c. on the 15th of September following, with the subsequent disposition of both the armies
Collection
Cartographic materials from the Emmet collection of manuscripts etc. relating to American history
Names
Faden, William, 1749-1836 (Engraver)
Date / Origin
Date Issued: 1776-10-19
Place: London
Publisher: ... publish'd by Wm. Faden, successor to the late Mr. Ts. Jefferys, geographer to the King, Charing Cross,
Library Location
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 01-473 [Filed with N.Y.S. Revol. Maps, Long Island]
Subjects
New Jersey
Long Island, Battle of, New York, N.Y., 1776
New York (N.Y.) -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
New York Metropolitan Area
Genres
Notes
Funding: National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
Content: Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings.
Content: Shows information to Sept. 25, 1776.
Citation/Reference: LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1145
Citation/Reference: Phillips. Maps of America, p. 361
Citation/Reference: Stevens & Tree. Comparative cartography, 41e
Content: Appears in the author's North American atlas.
Content: In this edition most northerly place is now "Fort". "Fort Washington" is shown about three inches down from the head of New-York Island.
Content: Includes "References to the battle on Long Island."
Citation/Reference: EM8094 ; Emmet Collection, 8094.
Statement Of Responsibility: engraved & publish'd by ... Wm. Faden.
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand col. ; 48 x 43 cm.
NYPL copies lack text in lower margin.
NYPL copy in Map Div. 01-473 annnotated in lower left corner in pencil: fifth state.
Watermark.
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Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 45849643
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b14968639
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c38bfa40-c628-012f-b5fd-58d385a7bc34
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1776-10-19
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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 and the Americans under Major General Putnam, shewing also the landing of the British Army on New-York Island, and the taking of the city of New-York &c. on the 15th of September following, with the subsequent disposition of both the armies" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1776. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c38bfa40-c628-012f-b5fd-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 and the Americans under Major General Putnam, shewing also the landing of the British Army on New-York Island, and the taking of the city of New-York &c. on the 15th of September following, with the subsequent disposition of both the armies Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c38bfa40-c628-012f-b5fd-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 and the Americans under Major General Putnam, shewing also the landing of the British Army on New-York Island, and the taking of the city of New-York &c. on the 15th of September following, with the subsequent disposition of both the armies" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 15, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c38bfa40-c628-012f-b5fd-58d385a7bc34
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<ref name=NYPL>{{cite web | url=https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/c38bfa40-c628-012f-b5fd-58d385a7bc34 | title= (cartographic) 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 and the Americans under Major General Putnam, shewing also the landing of the British Army on New-York Island, and the taking of the city of New-York &c. on the 15th of September following, with the subsequent disposition of both the armies (1776) | author=Digital Collections, The New York Public Library | accessdate=November 15, 2025 | publisher=The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations}}</ref>