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


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
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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
Title (uniform):
Analectic magazine
Creator:
Chapman, Isaac A.
Cartographer:
Chapman, Isaac A.
Contributor:
De Berniere, Henry
Contributor:
Cist, Jacob, 1782-1825
Publisher:
Thomas, Moses, 1787-1865
Engraver:
Kneass, Young & Co
Name on Item:
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
Date:
[1818]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Private Collection
Collection (local):
Mapping Boston Collection
Subjects:
Bunker Hill, Battle of, Boston, Mass., 1775--Maps
Charlestown (Boston, Mass.)--Maps
Places:
Suffolk (county)BostonCharlestown
Extent:
1 map ; 36 x 51 cm
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
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Publisher:
Philada. : M. Thomas
Scale:
Scale approximately 1:5,400
Language:
English
Notes:
Relief shown by hachures.
Oriented with north to the lower right.
A redrawing of a manuscript map presumed to have been made in 1775.
Includes "References" to points of military interest.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
06_01_001136
Barcode:
39999065708024