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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. Sr. Wm. Howe, K.B., in 1776.
- 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. Sr. Wm. Howe, K.B., in 1776.
- Author
- Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1729-1824.
- Publication
- [London] Publish'd ... by J. F. W. Des Barres Esq., Jany. 17, 1777.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building M1A to submit a request in person. | Cartographic | Supervised use | Map Div. 00-466 | Schwarzman Building M1A - Map Division Room 117 |
Details
- Description
- 1 map : hand col.; 80 x 58 cm.
- Donor/Sponsor
- National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard.
- Subjects
- Nautical charts > Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.) > Early works to 1800
- Nautical charts > New York Bight (N.J. and N.Y.) > Early works to 1800
- Nautical charts > New York Harbor (N.Y. and N.J.) > Early works to 1800
- New Jersey > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Maps > Early works to 1800
- New York (State) > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Maps > Early works to 1800
- Note
- Relief shown by hachures and shading. Depths shown by soundings.
- Shows fortifications, troop positions, lines of march, sites of battles, warships, and settlements.
- Covers the area from Sandy Hook north along the Hudson River to Stony Point, east as far as Jamaica, L.I., and west to [New] Brunswick, N.J.
- Includes ill. and references to military activities in the title panel.
- Indexed In (note)
- LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789
- Call Number
- Map Div. 00-466
- LCCN
- gm 71002203
- OCLC
- 5566703
- Author
- Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1729-1824.
- 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. Sr. Wm. Howe, K.B., in 1776.
- Imprint
- [London] Publish'd ... by J. F. W. Des Barres Esq., Jany. 17, 1777.
- Cartographic Data
- Scale [ca. 1:130,000].
- Indexed In:
- LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1057
- Local Note
- NYPL copy in 2 sheets, 41 x 51 cm. and 39 x 51 cm.
- Connect to:
- Research Call Number
- Map Div. 00-466 [Filed with New York Harbor, 1776]