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Map [Plan of the country at and in the vicinity of Forts Lee and Independency, showing the position of the British Army.

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Title

  • [Plan of the country at and in the vicinity of Forts Lee and Independency, showing the position of the British Army.

Created / Published

  • 1776?]

Headings

  • -  Bergen County (N.J.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
  • -  Bronx (New York, N.Y.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
  • -  United States--New Jersey--Bergen County
  • -  United States--New York (State)--Bronx (New York)

Notes

  • -  Scale ca. 1:160,000.
  • -  Title from Philip Lee Phillips' A list of maps of America.
  • -  Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor.
  • -  Has watermarks.
  • -  Shows British and Hessian troop positions in eastern Bergen County, New Jersey and Bronx, New York.
  • -  LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1265
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
  • -  Vault
  • -  AACR2

Medium

  • col. map; on sheet 40 x 32 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3813.B4S3 1776 .P5

Repository

  • Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • gm71002221

Online Format

  • image

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Plan of the country at and in the vicinity of Forts Lee and Independency, showing the position of the British Army. [?, 1776] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/gm71002221/.

APA citation style:

(1776) Plan of the country at and in the vicinity of Forts Lee and Independency, showing the position of the British Army. [?] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/gm71002221/.

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Plan of the country at and in the vicinity of Forts Lee and Independency, showing the position of the British Army. [?, 1776] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/gm71002221/>.