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Map Plan of the heights of Charles Town, &c.

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Title

  • Plan of the heights of Charles Town, &c.

Names

  • Williams, Richard, active 18th century.

Created / Published

  • [1775]

Headings

  • -  Boston (Mass.)--History--Siege, 1775-1776--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
  • -  Fortification--Massachusetts--Boston--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
  • -  Boston (Mass.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
  • -  United States--Massachusetts--Boston

Notes

  • -  Scale ca. 1:6,000.
  • -  Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor.
  • -  Has watermark.
  • -  Oriented with north toward the upper left.
  • -  Relief shown by hachures.
  • -  Inset: work made in place of the rebels' redoubt.
  • -  On verso: Heights of Charles Town. Lt. R. W.
  • -  LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 922
  • -  Vault
  • -  AACR2: 651/1; 650/2; 651/3

Medium

  • col. map 23 x 37 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3764.B6S3 1775 .W5

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • gm71000616

Online Format

  • image

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