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Plan of the city of Philadelphia and its environs shewing its defences during the years 1777 & 1778, together with the siege of Mud Island on the River Delaware.
Summary
Scale ca. 1:14,400.
Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor.
Relief shown by shading.
"To the Honble. Sir William Howe K.B. general and commander in chief of all His Majesty's forces within the colonies laying on the Atlantic Ocean from Nova Scotia to West Florida inclusive, &ca. &ca. [Signed:] John Montrésor, chief engineer in America."
Imperfect: Fort Mifflin on Great Mud Island is almost entirely cut off.
LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1324
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
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AACR2: 651/1; 651/2
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Date
01/01/1778
Contributors
Nicole, Pierre, -1784.
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
Public Domain
