Research Catalog

Title

Sketch of the action on the heights of Charlestown, June 17th, 1775 : between His Majesty's troops, under the command of Major Genl. Howe, and a large body of American rebels / copied, by I.A. Chapman from an original sketch taken by Henry De Berniere of the 14th Regiment of Infantry, now in the hands of J. Cist Esq. ; engraved by Kneass, Young & Co. for the Analectic Magazine.

Author

Chapman, Isaac A.

Publication

Philad[elphi]a : M. Thomas, [1818]

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Details

Additional Authors

• De Berniere, Henry.
• Cist, Jacob, 1782-1825.
• Thomas, Moses, 1787-1865
• Kneass, Young & Co., engraver.

Description

1 map; 34 x 50 cm

Uniform Title

Analectic Magazine.

Alternative Title

• Heights of Charlestown
• Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US097.2.01

Subjects

• Massachusetts > Boston
• Massachusetts > Boston > Charlestown
• Maps
• American Revolution (1775-1783)
• Bunker Hill, Battle of, Boston, Mass., 1775 > Maps
• United States
• History
• Boston (Mass.) > History > Revolution, 1775-1783
• Bunker Hill, Battle of (Boston, Massachusetts : 1775)
• 1775-1783
• Charlestown (Boston, Mass.) > Maps

Genre/Form

• History.
• Maps.

Note

• Map of Charlestown peninsula showing fortifications and positions and movements of opposing forces during the Battle of Bunker Hill.
• Relief shown by hachures.
• Distance between Charlestown and the Boston mainland enlarged in relation to the rest of the map.
• Includes a table of "References" identifying details of the battle.

Indexed In (note)

• Sabin
• New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division

Call Number

Map Div. 16-807

OCLC

263684457

Author

Chapman, Isaac A., creator.

Title

Sketch of the action on the heights of Charlestown, June 17th, 1775 : between His Majesty's troops, under the command of Major Genl. Howe, and a large body of American rebels / copied, by I.A. Chapman from an original sketch taken by Henry De Berniere of the 14th Regiment of Infantry, now in the hands of J. Cist Esq. ; engraved by Kneass, Young & Co. for the Analectic Magazine.

Imprint

Philad[elphi]a : M. Thomas, [1818]

Cartographic Data

Scale approximately 1:5,400 (W 71°04ʹ--W 71°03ʹ/N 42°23ʹ--N 42°22ʹ).

Type of Content

cartographic image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

sheet

Indexed In:

Sabin 12122

New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 2, page 196, column 2, no. 5-6

Connect to:

NYPL Digital Collections

Cartography Associates copy image

Chronological Term

1775-1783

Place of Publication

United States Massachusetts Boston.

Added Author

De Berniere, Henry.

Cist, Jacob, 1782-1825.

Thomas, Moses, 1787-1865, publisher.

Kneass, Young & Co., engraver.

Added Title

Analectic Magazine.

Research Call Number

Map Div. 16-807