Format Map
Dates 1775
Location Boston
Bunker Hill
Massachusetts
United States
Language English
Subjects Battle Of
Boston
Boston (Bunker Hill)
Bunker Hill
Mass
Massachusetts
United States
Title
[Rough Draft of Charlestown, in Water Colour.
Created Published
1775]
Subject Headings
-  Bunker Hill, Battle of, Boston, Mass., 1775
-  United States--Massachusetts--Boston (Bunker Hill)
Notes
-  Scale ca. 1:4,500.
-  Title from William Faden's Catalogue of a curious and valuable collection of original maps and plans, 1862.
-  Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor.
-  Has watermarks.
-  Oriented with north toward the upper right.
-  Relief shown by hachures.
-  Shows position of British and "Rebel" troops during the Battle of Bunker Hill.
-  North is oriented to the bottom.
-  Called a rough draft of the same cartographer's "Plan of Charles Town... after the action of the 17th. June 1775." (Faden 28). It is however, a detailed delineation of the Battle of Bunker Hill.
-  Names and writing are similar to Lieut. Page's Plan of action which happen'd 17th. June 1775. (Faden 25)
-  LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 920
-  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
Medium
Col. Map On Sheet 45 X 37 Cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
G3764.B6S3 1775 .R6
Repository
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Digital Id
G3764B Ar092000 Http://Hdl.Loc.Gov/Loc.Gmd/G3764B.Ar092000
Library of Congress Catalog Number
Gm71000614
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