File:A sketch of the operations of His Majesty's fleet and army - under the command of Vice Admiral the Rt. Hble. Lord Viscount Howe and Genl. Sr. Wm. Howe, K.B., in 1776. NYPL433940.tiff

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Description A sketch of the operations of His Majesty's fleet and army : under the command of Vice Admiral the Rt. Hble. Lord Viscount Howe and Genl. Sr. Wm. Howe, K.B., in 1776.
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Covers the area from Sandy Hook north along the Hudson River to Stony Point, east as far as Jamaica, L.I., and west to [New] Brunswick, N.J. Note 2.) National Endowment for the Humanities Grant for Access to Early Maps of the Middle Atlantic Seaboard. Note 3.) NYPL copy in 2 sheets, 41 x 51 cm. and 39 x 51 cm. Note 4.) Relief shown by hachures and shading. Depths shown by soundings. Note 5.) Shows fortifications, troop positions, lines of march, sites of battles, warships, and settlements. Note 6.) Includes ill. and references to military activities in the title panel.
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LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1057
Physical description
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1 map : hand col. ; 80 x 58 cm.
Catalog Call Number
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Map Div. 00-466 [Filed withNew YorkHarbor, 1776]
Date Jany. 17, 1777
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http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchdetail.cfm?imageID=433940

institution QS:P195,Q219555
Author Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1722-1824 -- Publisher
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From The Lionel Pincus & Princess Firyal Map Division. Released on a CC0 license.[1]
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433940
Location
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Stephen A. Schwarzman Building / The Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
NYPL digital item published
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2-3-2004; updated 3-25-2011


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