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Map An accurate plan of the country between New York and Philadelphia : with the dispositions of the forces

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Title

  • An accurate plan of the country between New York and Philadelphia : with the dispositions of the forces

Names

  • Pyle, Stephen, cartographer, publisher

Created / Published

  • Snow Hill : published as the Act directs by S. Pyle, Angel Court, March 3d 1777.

Headings

  • -  Middle Atlantic States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  New York Region (N.Y.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Philadelphia Region (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  New Jersey--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Roads--Middle Atlantic States--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Roads--New York Region--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Roads--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia Region--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  Roads--New Jersey--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  United States--New York (State)--New York Region
  • -  United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia Region
  • -  United States--New Jersey

Genre

  • Early maps
  • Road maps

Notes

  • -  Acquisitions control no.: 2001-7
  • -  Shows positions of British (red) and American (blue) forces along the major highways between New York City and Philadelphia.
  • -  Relief shown pictorially and by hachures.
  • -  At foot of title: Extracted from the Gazette of Tuesday, Feb'y 25th 1777.
  • -  North oriented towards the upper right.
  • -  Includes distance table.
  • -  LC copy sectioned in 2 and mounted on 1 sheet of cloth. Manuscript "No. 35 Bataille sur la route de New-York a Philadelphie en 1777. 25 fevrier" on adhesive label on verso.

Medium

  • 1 map : hand colored ; 17 x 30 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3791.S3 1777 .P9

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2002620227

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Pyle, Stephen, Cartographer, Publisher. An accurate plan of the country between New York and Philadelphia: with the dispositions of the forces. Snow Hill: published as the Act directs by S. Pyle, Angel Court, March 3d, 1777. Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2002620227/.

APA citation style:

Pyle, S. (1777) An accurate plan of the country between New York and Philadelphia: with the dispositions of the forces. Snow Hill: published as the Act directs by S. Pyle, Angel Court, March 3d. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2002620227/.

MLA citation style:

Pyle, Stephen, Cartographer, Publisher. An accurate plan of the country between New York and Philadelphia: with the dispositions of the forces. Snow Hill: published as the Act directs by S. Pyle, Angel Court, March 3d, 1777. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2002620227/>.