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A sketch of the environs of Charlestown in South Carolina.

Title
A sketch of the environs of Charlestown in South Carolina.
Publication
[London] : [J.F.W. Des Barres] [1780?]

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Additional Authors
  • Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1729-1824
  • Emmet Collection. 4036
Description
1 map : hand colored; 38 x 52 cm, on sheet 52 x 69 cm
Alternative Title
Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US226.1.04
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Early maps.
  • Maps.
Note
  • Shows positions of British units involved in the 1780 attack on Charleston.
  • Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings.
  • Includes a table of references that identifies movements and major positions.
  • Differs from similar map in orientation of table of references.
Indexed In (note)
  • New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Linking Entry (note)
  • Probably extracted from: J.F.W. Des Barres. Atlantic Neptune.
Call Number
Map Div. 17-5310
OCLC
988943377
Title
A sketch of the environs of Charlestown in South Carolina.
Publisher
[London] : [J.F.W. Des Barres] [1780?]
Cartographic Data
Scale approximately 1:130,000 (W 80°23ʹ--W 79°35ʹ/N 32°52ʹ--N 32°24ʹ).
Type of Content
cartographic image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
sheet
Indexed In:
New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 2, page 493, column 3, no. 4
Linking Entry
Probably extracted from: J.F.W. Des Barres. Atlantic Neptune.
Local Note
NYPL copy in Map Div. 17-5310 is stamped on verso: "Emmet Coll. Ms. Div. NYPL; EM: 4036."
Source
US226.1.04
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Place of Publication
Great Britain England London.
Added Author
Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1729-1824, publisher.
Emmet Collection. 4036
Related To
Des Barres, Joseph F.W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1722-1824. Atlantic Neptune. London : J.F.W. Des Barres, 1776-[1781]. (OCoLC)2005568
Research Call Number
Map Div. 17-5310
Map Div. 18-591
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