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. Sir Wm. Howe, K.B. in 1776 [map] / published according to Act of Parliament Jany. 17th 1777 by J.F.W. Des Barres Esq.

Author
Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1729-1824 [Browse]
Format
Map
Language
English
Published/​Created
[New York : Common Council, 1864]
Description
  • Scale [ca. 1:128,700]. (W 74°32ʹ00ʺ--W 73°47ʹ00ʺ/N 41°18ʹ00ʺ--N 40°20ʹ00ʺ).
  • 1 map : hand col., mounted on cardboard ; 80 x 58 cm.

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Notes
  • Relief shown pictorially and by hachures; depths shown by soundings.
  • "Communicated for the Manual by George H. Moore, Librarian of the New-York Historical Society."
  • "Copied from the original by G. Hayward, 171 Pearl St., N.Y. for D.T. Valentine's Manual, 1864."
  • Shows Hudson River from Haverstraw Bay to Sandy Hook with positions and movements of troops and vessels during the New York campaign of 1776.
  • Table of references identifies primary features and events of the campaign.
Provenance
Historic Maps copy is from the estate of N.B. Fox, Princeton class of 1899.
OCLC
692625921
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