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Map [Penobscot River and Bay, with the operations of the English fleet, under Sir George Collyer, against the division of Massachusetts troops acting against Fort Castine, August 1779; with full soundings up to the present site of Bangor].

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Title

  • [Penobscot River and Bay, with the operations of the English fleet, under Sir George Collyer, against the division of Massachusetts troops acting against Fort Castine, August 1779; with full soundings up to the present site of Bangor].

Created / Published

  • [1779?]

Headings

  • -  Penobscot Expedition, 1779--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
  • -  Penobscot Bay Region (Me.)--Defenses--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
  • -  United States--Maine--Penobscot Bay Region

Notes

  • -  Scale ca. 1:46,000.
  • -  Title from William Faden's Catalogue of a curious and valuable collection of original maps and plans.
  • -  Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor.
  • -  Has watermarks.
  • -  Oriented with north to the right.
  • -  Relief shown by shading. Depths shown by soundings.
  • -  LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 840
  • -  Vault
  • -  AACR2: 650/1; 651/2

Medium

  • col. map 46 x 146 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3732.P395S3 1779 .P4

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • gm71000698

Online Format

  • image

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Penobscot River and Bay, with the operations of the English fleet, under Sir George Collyer, against the division of Massachusetts troops acting against Fort Castine, August ; with full soundings up to the present site of Bangor. [?, 1779] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/gm71000698/.

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(1779) Penobscot River and Bay, with the operations of the English fleet, under Sir George Collyer, against the division of Massachusetts troops acting against Fort Castine, August ; with full soundings up to the present site of Bangor. [?] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/gm71000698/.

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Penobscot River and Bay, with the operations of the English fleet, under Sir George Collyer, against the division of Massachusetts troops acting against Fort Castine, August ; with full soundings up to the present site of Bangor. [?, 1779] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/gm71000698/>.