Position of the detachment under Lieut't Col. Baum & attacks of the enemy on the 16th August at Walmscock near Benington, 1777

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Position of the detachment under Lieut't Col. Baum & attacks of the enemy on the 16th August at Walmscock near Benington, 1777
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Title:
Position of the detachment under Lieut't Col. Baum & attacks of the enemy on the 16th August at Walmscock near Benington, 1777
Title (alt.):
Walmscock near Benington
Creator:
Durnford, Desmaretz, -1782
Name on Item:
Lieut't Durnford, engineer
Date:
[1777]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Manuscripts
Location:
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
Collection (local):
Library of Congress Collection
Subjects:
Bennington, Battle of, N.Y., 1777--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Walloomsac (N.Y.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Bennington (Vt.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places:
New York > Rensselaer (county) > Walloomsac
Vermont > Bennington (county) > Bennington
Extent:
1 manuscript map : hand color, 31 x 39 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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Scale:
Scale ca. 1:6,000
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
https://lccn.loc.gov/gm71000658
Notes:
Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor.
Has watermark.
Oriented with north to the right.
Relief shown by hachures.
Shows troop positions of battle fought in the town of Hoosick, N.Y. in defense of Bennington, Vt.
Includes "References."
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Notes (citation):
LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1177
Identifier:
ar117700