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Map Plan of the siege of Charles Town in South Carolina under command of His Excellence Sir Henry Clinton and under direction of ... Collonel Mount-Crieff as chief ingener, this town was surrendered with capitulation the 12. May 1780 after 6 weeks and 3 days siege.

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Title

  • Plan of the siege of Charles Town in South Carolina under command of His Excellence Sir Henry Clinton and under direction of ... Collonel Mount-Crieff as chief ingener, this town was surrendered with capitulation the 12. May 1780 after 6 weeks and 3 days siege.

Names

  • Fennigan, Patrick.

Created / Published

  • [1780]

Headings

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

Notes

  • -  Scale ca. 1:11,500.
  • -  Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor.
  • -  Oriented with north to the right.
  • -  Shows detailed lines of fire for defenders and besiegers.
  • -  Ships shown pictorially.
  • -  On verso: Siege of Charles Town, South Carolina. Lieut. Finnegan, 16th Regt.
  • -  LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1556
  • -  Vault
  • -  AACR2: 651/1; 650/2

Medium

  • col. map 65 x 45 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3914.C3S3 1780 .P5

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • gm71000887

Online Format

  • image

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Fennigan, Patrick. Plan of the siege of Charles Town in South Carolina under command of His Excellence Sir Henry Clinton and under direction of ... Collonel Mount-Crieff as chief ingener, this town was surrendered with capitulation the 12. Mayafter 6 weeks and 3 days siege. [1780] Map. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/gm71000887/.

APA citation style:

Fennigan, P. (1780) Plan of the siege of Charles Town in South Carolina under command of His Excellence Sir Henry Clinton and under direction of ... Collonel Mount-Crieff as chief ingener, this town was surrendered with capitulation the 12. Mayafter 6 weeks and 3 days siege. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/gm71000887/.

MLA citation style:

Fennigan, Patrick. Plan of the siege of Charles Town in South Carolina under command of His Excellence Sir Henry Clinton and under direction of ... Collonel Mount-Crieff as chief ingener, this town was surrendered with capitulation the 12. Mayafter 6 weeks and 3 days siege. [1780] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/gm71000887/>.