A Plan of the battle, on Bunkers Hill fought on the 17th of June 1775

A Plan of the battle, on Bunkers Hill fought on the 17th of June 1775

London : Printed for R. Sayer & J. Bennett ..., 1775.

1 map : hand colored ; 35 x 35 cm. matted 63 x 49 cm.

MAP L2013F35f

(OCoLC)05566988

"... as the act directs 27 Novr. 1775."
Relief shown by hachures.
Depicts Boston and Charlestown and the positions and movements of the American and British forces on and around Breed's Hill; a note in the Charles River just west of Charlestown Neck: "Hither the Ships ought to have come," a comment on General Clinton's recommendation to trap the Americans on the Charlestown peninsula that was overruled by General Howe.
At foot is text in letterpress with caption: "The following description of the action near Boston, on the 17th of June, is taken from a letter written by General Burgoyne to his nephew Lord Stanley": account of the battle, including his following the order to set fire to Charlestown.
Scale ca. 1:12,000.
Digitized image available online, see URL.

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