Map
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.
Resources
| Format |
Map |
|---|---|
| Contributors |
Nicole, Pierre |
| Dates |
1778 |
| Location |
Pennsylvania Philadelphia United States |
| Language |
English |
| Subjects |
History Pennsylvania Philadelphia Philadelphia (Pa.) Revolution United States |
- Title
- 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.
- Contributor Names
- Nicole, Pierre,
- Created Published
- [1778]
- Subject Headings
- - Philadelphia (Pa.)
- - Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
- - United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Notes
- - 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.
- Medium
- Col. Map 108 X 107 Cm.
- Call Number
- G3824.P5 1778 .N51
- Repository
- Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
- Digital Id
- g3824p ar132400 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3824p.ar132400
- Library of Congress Catalog Number
- Gm71002319
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