The seat of action, between the British and American forces; or, An authentic plan of the western part of Long Island, with the engagement of the 27th August 1776 between the King's forces and the Americans: containing also Staten Island, and the environs of Amboy and New York, with the course of Hudsons River, from Courtland, the great magazine of the American Army, to Sandy Hook, from the surveys of Major Holland [map].

Author
Holland, Samuel, 1728-1801 [Browse]
Format
Map
Language
English
Published/​Created
London, Printed for Robt. Sayer and Jno. Bennett, 1776.
Description
  • Scale [ca. 1:215,000]. (W 74°28ʹ08ʺ--W 73°25ʹ00ʺ/N 41°14ʹ26ʺ--N 40°23ʹ10ʺ).
  • Scale not given. (W 75°15ʹ00ʺ--W 74°11ʹ00ʺ/N 40°31ʹ00ʺ--N 39°52ʹ00ʺ).
  • 1 map, 44 x 39 cm.

Details

Subject(s)
Former owner
Related name
Library of Congress genre(s)
Getty AAT genre
Notes
  • Relief shown by hachures.
  • Inset: Road from Amboy to Philadelphia.
  • Historic Maps copy 2 is hand colored.
Provenance
Historic Maps copy 2 is from the estate of N.B. Fox, Princeton class of 1899.
References
LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1146
Place name(s)
  • United States New York (State) Long Island.
  • United States Middle Atlantic States.
Other title(s)
Authentic plan of the western part of Long Island
Inset title
  • Road from Amboy to Philadelphia
LCCN
gm 71002199
OCLC
8114145
International Standard Recording Code
  • HM 2004-21
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