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Map A sketch of the operations before Charlestown, the capital of South Carolina

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Title

  • A sketch of the operations before Charlestown, the capital of South Carolina

Names

  • Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1729-1824

Created / Published

  • [London] 1780.

Headings

  • -  Charleston (S.C.)--History--Siege, 1780--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  United States--South Carolina--Charleston

Notes

  • -  Scale ca. 1:11,800.
  • -  Hand colored.
  • -  Includes descriptive index and inset "Charlestown Harbour," ca. 1:430,000.
  • -  Vault
  • -  AACR2

Medium

  • col. map 106 x 78 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3914.C3S3 1780 .D4

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 73691556

Online Format

  • image

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Des Barres, Joseph F. W. A sketch of the operations before Charlestown, the capital of South Carolina. [London, 1780] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/73691556/.

APA citation style:

Des Barres, J. F. W. (1780) A sketch of the operations before Charlestown, the capital of South Carolina. [London] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/73691556/.

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Des Barres, Joseph F. W. A sketch of the operations before Charlestown, the capital of South Carolina. [London, 1780] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/73691556/>.