Research Catalog

Title

A plan of the attack of Fort Sulivan, near Charles Town in South Carolina : by a squadron of his majesty's ships, on the 28th of June 1776 : with the disposition of the King's land forces, and the encampments and entrenchments of the rebels from the drawings made on the spot / engraved by Wm. Faden.

Author

Faden, William, 1749-1836

Publication

London, England : Printed and sold by William Faden, successor to the late Mr. Thomas Jefferys, geographer to the King, the corner of St. Martin's Lane, Charing Cross, Augt. 10th, 1776.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Jefferys, Thomas, -1771.
• James, Thomas, -1782.
• Parker, Peter, Sir, 1721-1811.
• Clinton, Henry, Sir, 1738?-1795.
• Emmet Collection. 7545

Description

1 map : hand colored; 28 x 38 cm, on sheet 55 x 45 cm

Alternative Title

• Plan of the attack of Fort Sullivan, near Charleston in South Carolina
• Fort Sulivan near Charles Town in South Carolina
• Fort Sullivan near Charleston in South Carolina
• Plan of the platform in Sulivans Fort by Lt. Colonel Thos. James of the Rl. Rt. of Artillery.
• Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US224.1.09

Subjects

• United States
• Early maps
• Maps
• Charleston (S.C.) > 18th century > Maps > Early works to 1800
• American Revolution (1775-1783)
• United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Campaigns > Maps > Early works to 1800
• South Carolina > Charleston
• Early works
• Sullivan's Island (S.C. : Island) > 18th century > Maps > Early works to 1800
• Fort Moultrie, Battle of, S.C., 1776 > Maps > Early works to 1800
• South Carolina > Sullivan's Island (Island)
• History
• Fort Moultrie, Battle of (South Carolina : 1776)
• 1700-1799

Genre/Form

• Early works.
• History.
• Maps.
• Early maps.

Note

• Shows Sullivan's Island and Sullivan's Fort in addition to ships and camps.
• Relief shown pictorially. Depths shown by soundings.
• Below bottom neat line: "London. Engrav'd & publish'd according to Act of Parliament, Augt. 10th, 1776 by Wm. Faden, corner of St. Martin's Lane, Charing-Cross."
• Fourth state, or "(d) another issue" in Tooley: second bridge of boats has been added; "North Sand" is now "North Breaker;" and "Ranger Sloop" has been removed with slight traces still discernible in the upper right.
• Includes a list of the squadron involved in the attack on Fort Sullivan and an "account of the attack of Fort Sulivan ... extracted from the letters of commodore Sir Peter Parker, Knt. and Lieut. General Clinton, to the Lords of the Admiralty."
• Inset: "Plan of the platform in Sulivans Fort by Lt. Colonel Thos. James of the Rl. Rt. of Artillery."
• Watermark.

Indexed In (note)

• Tooley, R. V. Mapping of America
• Rand McNally. Atlas of the American Revolution
• Wheat, James Clements. Maps and charts published in America before 1800
• New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division

Call Number

Map Div. 17-5301

OCLC

162014923

Author

Faden, William, 1749-1836, creator, engraver, publisher.

Title

A plan of the attack of Fort Sulivan, near Charles Town in South Carolina : by a squadron of his majesty's ships, on the 28th of June 1776 : with the disposition of the King's land forces, and the encampments and entrenchments of the rebels from the drawings made on the spot / engraved by Wm. Faden.

Publisher

London, England : Printed and sold by William Faden, successor to the late Mr. Thomas Jefferys, geographer to the King, the corner of St. Martin's Lane, Charing Cross, Augt. 10th, 1776.

Cartographic Data

Scale approximately 1:26,000 (W 79°52ʹ--W 79°48ʹ/N 32°48ʹ--N 32°44ʹ).

Type of Content

cartographic image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

sheet

Indexed In:

Tooley, R. V. Mapping of America, p. 60-61

Rand McNally. Atlas of the American Revolution, map 8

Wheat, James Clements. Maps and charts published in America before 1800, 592

New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 4, page 99, column 3, no. 7

Local Note

NYPL Map Div. copy stamped on verso: "Emmet Coll. Ms. Div. NYPL; EM: 7545.

Source

US224.1.09

Connect to:

NYPL Digital Collections

Chronological Term

1700-1799

Place of Publication

Great Britain England London.

Added Author

Jefferys, Thomas, -1771.

James, Thomas, -1782.

Parker, Peter, Sir, 1721-1811.

Clinton, Henry, Sir, 1738?-1795.

Emmet Collection. 7545

Added Title

Plan of the platform in Sulivans Fort by Lt. Colonel Thos. James of the Rl. Rt. of Artillery.

Research Call Number

Map Div. 17-5301