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Sketch of the action on the heights of Charlestown, June 17th, 1775 : between His Majesty's troops, under the command of Major Genl. Howe, and a large body of American rebels

Title
Sketch of the action on the heights of Charlestown, June 17th, 1775 : between His Majesty's troops, under the command of Major Genl. Howe, and a large body of American rebels / copied, by I.A. Chapman from an original sketch taken by Henry De Berniere of the 14th Regiment of Infantry, now in the hands of J. Cist Esq. ; engraved by Kneass, Young & Co. for the Analectic Magazine.
Author
Chapman, Isaac A.
Publication
Philad[elphi]a : M. Thomas, [1818]

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Additional Authors
  • De Berniere, Henry
  • Cist, Jacob, 1782-1825.
  • Thomas, Moses, 1787-1865
  • Winsor, Justin, 1831-1897.
  • Kneass, Young & Co., engraver
  • Emmet Collection. 8089
Description
1 map : hand colored; 34 x 50 cm
Alternative Title
  • Heights of Charlestown
  • Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US097.2.02
Subjects
Genre/Form
Maps.
Note
  • Map of Charlestown peninsula showing fortifications and positions and movements of opposing forces during the Battle of Bunker Hill.
  • Relief shown by hachures.
  • Distance between Charlestown and the Boston mainland enlarged in relation to the rest of the map.
  • Includes a table of "References" identifying details of the battle.
  • Also reproduced in Winsor's narrative and critical history of America, vol. 6, [Boston: 1888] p. 199.
Indexed In (note)
  • New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Linking Entry (note)
  • Appears in: The Analectic Magazine, February 1818, vol. 11, p. 150.
Call Number
Map Div. 16-5248
OCLC
961326192
Author
Chapman, Isaac A., creator.
Title
Sketch of the action on the heights of Charlestown, June 17th, 1775 : between His Majesty's troops, under the command of Major Genl. Howe, and a large body of American rebels / copied, by I.A. Chapman from an original sketch taken by Henry De Berniere of the 14th Regiment of Infantry, now in the hands of J. Cist Esq. ; engraved by Kneass, Young & Co. for the Analectic Magazine.
Imprint
Philad[elphi]a : M. Thomas, [1818]
Cartographic Data
Scale not given (W 71°04ʹ--W 71°03ʹ/N 42°23ʹ--N 42°22ʹ).
Type of Content
cartographic image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
sheet
Indexed In:
New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division, v. 2, page 196, column 3, no. 2
Linking Entry
Appears in: The Analectic Magazine, February 1818, vol. 11, p. 150.
Local Note
NYPL Map Div. copy is pasted on sheet 39 x 53 cm.
Source
US097.2.02
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Added Author
De Berniere, Henry.
Cist, Jacob, 1782-1825.
Thomas, Moses, 1787-1865, publisher.
Winsor, Justin, 1831-1897. Narrative and critical history of America.
Kneass, Young & Co., engraver.
Emmet Collection. 8089
Related To
Analectic magazine (OCoLC)1481055
Research Call Number
Map Div. 16-5248
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