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A Plan of the action at Bunkers Hill, on the 17th of June 1775: between His Majesty's troops, under the command of Major General Howe, and the rebel forces

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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A Plan of the action at Bunkers Hill, on the 17th of June 1775: between His Majesty's troops, under the command of Major General Howe, and the rebel forces

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Title
A Plan of the action at Bunkers Hill, on the 17th of June 1775: between His Majesty's troops, under the command of Major General Howe, and the rebel forces
Names
Page, Thomas Hyde, Sir, 1746-1821 (Creator)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

Massachusetts

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1845 - 1851 (Approximate)
Place: Boston, Mass.?
Publisher: publisher not identified
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 16-5250
Topics
Bunker Hill, Battle of, Boston, Mass., 1775
Massachusetts -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
Charlestown (Boston, Mass.)
Genres
Maps
Notes
Statement of responsibility: by Lieut. Page of the engineers, who acted as aide de camp to General Howe in that action.
Content: Relief shown by hachures and pictorially.
Content: Includes historical notes; "references to the plans" no. 1 & 2.
Content: "Engraved for Fothingham's history."
Content: "N.B. The ground plan is from an actual survey by Captn. Montresor."
Statement of responsibility: "Engraved by O. Pelton & W.E. Goldsmith, Boston" -- Bottom right margin.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map ; 48 x 42 cm, on sheet 50 x 43 cm
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 961326613
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20645077
Other local Identifier: US097.2.05
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e7f5fae0-9233-0134-1040-00505686a51c
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1746: Creator Born
  • 1821: Creator Died
  • 1845: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2017: Digitized
  • 2021: Found by you!
  • 2022

MLA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A Plan of the action at Bunkers Hill, on the 17th of June 1775" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1845 - 1851. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e431b0b0-84ef-0134-d3ee-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A Plan of the action at Bunkers Hill, on the 17th of June 1775" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 20, 2021. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e431b0b0-84ef-0134-d3ee-00505686a51c

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1845 - 1851). A Plan of the action at Bunkers Hill, on the 17th of June 1775 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/e431b0b0-84ef-0134-d3ee-00505686a51c

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A Plan of the action at Bunkers Hill, on the 17th of June 1775