Taking of Savannah in Dec. 1778
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Item Information
- Title:
- Taking of Savannah in Dec. 1778
- Date:
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[1778]
- Format:
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Maps/Atlases
Manuscripts
- Location:
- Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
- Collection (local):
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Library of Congress Collection
- Subjects:
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Savannah (Ga.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
- Places:
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Chatham (county)Savannah
- Extent:
- 1 manuscript map : hand color on sheet 52 x 57 cm.
- Terms of Use:
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No known copyright restrictions.
This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
- Scale:
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Scale ca. 1:12,000
- Language:
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English
- Catalog Record:
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https://lccn.loc.gov/gm71000888
- Notes:
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Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor.
Relief shown by hachures.
Oriented with north toward the lower left.
Shows disposition of American defenders and British and Hessian attackers.
- Notes (date):
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This date is inferred.
- Notes (citation):
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LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1575
- Identifier:
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ar157500
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