A plan of New York Island, with part of Long Island, Staten Island & east New Jersey : with a particular description of the engagement on the woody heights of Long Island, between Flatbush and Brooklyn, on the 27th of August 1776 between His Majesty's forces commanded by General Howe and the Americans under Major General Putnam shewing also the landing of the British army on New-York Island, and the taking of the City of New-York &c. ...
1776
MAP L2017F108ff
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Title
A plan of New York Island, with part of Long Island, Staten Island & east New Jersey : with a particular description of the engagement on the woody heights of Long Island, between Flatbush and Brooklyn, on the 27th of August 1776 between His Majesty's forces commanded by General Howe and the Americans under Major General Putnam shewing also the landing of the British army on New-York Island, and the taking of the City of New-York &c. ...
Published
London : Engraved & publish'd according to act of Parliament ... by Wm. Faden ..., 1776.
Description
1 map : hand colored ; 48 x 42 cm. matted 92 x 67 cm.
Call Number
MAP L2017F108ff
System Control No.
(OCoLC)05565112
Note
" ... Octr. 19th 1776 ..."
At end: "Engraved by W. Faden, (successor to the late Mr. Jefferys, Geographer to the King) ... , and to be had of Mr. Wallis Bookseller ..."
Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings.
Highlight coloring of red for British troops and green for American.
Inudes "References to the battle on Long Island."
Text in 4 columns in lower margin: "An account of the proceedings of His Majesty's forces at the attack of the rebels works on Long Island, on the 27th of August 1776. Taken from Gen. Howe's letter to Lord George Germaine, principal Secretary of State for the American Department. Dated capt at New Town, Long Island, Sept 3, 1776. On the 22d of last month, in the morning, the British, with Col. Donop's corps ..."
This is 2nd state map of the British invasion of New York City, published within weeks of the battle of Long Island but still reporting that General Putnam held Manhattan; detailed account of the battle of New York taken from General Howe's letter to Lord Germain, including the lists of ordnance and killed, wounded and missing; Howe concluded, "The enemy are still in the possession of the town and island of New York, and make demonstrations of opposing the royal troops in their works on both sides of King's Bridge. The inhabitants of Long Island, many of whom had been forced into rebellion, have all submitted ..."
Library also has 4th state (MAP L1998F470ff): includes both map and text in a mature form, extending to Sept. 15, the day the British army occupied New York (completely different text in lower margin).
Scale ca. 1:85,000.
At end: "Engraved by W. Faden, (successor to the late Mr. Jefferys, Geographer to the King) ... , and to be had of Mr. Wallis Bookseller ..."
Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings.
Highlight coloring of red for British troops and green for American.
Inudes "References to the battle on Long Island."
Text in 4 columns in lower margin: "An account of the proceedings of His Majesty's forces at the attack of the rebels works on Long Island, on the 27th of August 1776. Taken from Gen. Howe's letter to Lord George Germaine, principal Secretary of State for the American Department. Dated capt at New Town, Long Island, Sept 3, 1776. On the 22d of last month, in the morning, the British, with Col. Donop's corps ..."
This is 2nd state map of the British invasion of New York City, published within weeks of the battle of Long Island but still reporting that General Putnam held Manhattan; detailed account of the battle of New York taken from General Howe's letter to Lord Germain, including the lists of ordnance and killed, wounded and missing; Howe concluded, "The enemy are still in the possession of the town and island of New York, and make demonstrations of opposing the royal troops in their works on both sides of King's Bridge. The inhabitants of Long Island, many of whom had been forced into rebellion, have all submitted ..."
Library also has 4th state (MAP L1998F470ff): includes both map and text in a mature form, extending to Sept. 15, the day the British army occupied New York (completely different text in lower margin).
Scale ca. 1:85,000.
Indexed In
Nebenzahl, K. Battle plans 107
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