Plan of the French and rebells sieg[e] of Savannah in Georgia, in South [sic] America, deffend : t[h]rough the Br: Gen: August Prevost, 1779

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Plan of the French and rebells sieg[e] of Savannah in Georgia, in South [sic] America, deffend
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Title:
Plan of the French and rebells sieg[e] of Savannah in Georgia, in South [sic] America, deffend : t[h]rough the Br: Gen: August Prevost, 1779
Creator:
Prévost, Augustine, approximately 1725-1786
Date:
[1779]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Manuscripts
Location:
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
Collection (local):
Library of Congress Collection
Subjects:
Savannah (Ga.)--History--Siege, 1779--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Places:
Chatham (county) > Savannah
Extent:
1 manuscript map : hand color 43 x 65 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. 1:1,500
Language:
English
Catalog Record:
https://lccn.loc.gov/gm71000632
Notes:
Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor.
Hand colored.
Relief shown by hachures.
Shows detailed lines of fire for defenders and besiegers, as well as positions of 9 Oct. 1779.
Buildings and ships shown pictorially.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Notes (citation):
LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1578
Identifier:
ar157800