Map [Manuscript plan of the Battle of Plattsburgh, New York].


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Title
[Manuscript plan of the Battle of Plattsburgh, New York].
Contributor Names
Thornton, Sarah, of Saco, Me.
Created / Published
[1814?]
Subject Headings
-  Plattsburg, Battle of, Plattsburgh, N.Y., 1814--Maps, Manuscript
-  Plattsburgh (N.Y.)--History--War of 1812--Maps
-  Fortification--New York (State)--Plattsburgh--Maps
-  Plattsburgh (N.Y.)--Maps, Pictorial
-  Plattsburgh (N.Y.)--Maps, Manuscript
-  United States--New York--Plattsburgh
Genre
Manuscript maps
Notes
-  Shows buildings, fortifications, bodies of water, and line of ships in bay.
-  Relief shown by hachures.
-  Title devised by cataloger.
-  Pen-and-ink (black/dark brown) and lead-pencil shading for bodies of water.
-  Oriented with north slightly to the lower right.
-  Folded to 9 x 17 cm. to be sent as a missive.
-  Accompanied by ms. statistical table: Report of military clothing recieved [sic] for the use of the 33rd Regt. of Infantry for the year ending on the 28th day of Feby. 1815 : necessary clothing wanted. Title on verso: Clothing report 33rd Infantry. [1] sheet : ms., black/red inks, lead pencil ; 31 x 64 cm., folded to 17 x 8 cm.
-  Includes handwritten notes along line of ships.
-  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
-  Handwritten mailing address (Mrs. Sarah Thornton, Saco, Maine), postal stamping, and red wax seal on verso.
-  Acquisitions control no.: 2004-11
Medium
1 ms. map ; on sheet 40 x 33 cm., folded to 9 x 17 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
G3804.P5S42 1814 .M3
Repository
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu
Digital Id
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3804p.ct002267
Library of Congress Control Number
2005626081
Online Format
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Description
Shows buildings, fortifications, bodies of water, and line of ships in bay. Relief shown by hachures. Title devised by cataloger. Pen-and-ink (black/dark brown) and lead-pencil shading for bodies of water. Oriented with north slightly to the lower right. Folded to 9 x 17 cm. to be sent as a missive. Accompanied by ms. statistical table: Report of military clothing recieved [sic] for the use of the 33rd Regt. of Infantry for the year ending on the 28th day of Feby. 1815 : necessary clothing wanted. Title on verso: Clothing report 33rd Infantry. [1] sheet : ms., black/red inks, lead pencil ; 31 x 64 cm., folded to 17 x 8 cm. Includes handwritten notes along line of ships. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Handwritten mailing address (Mrs. Sarah Thornton, Saco, Maine), postal stamping, and red wax seal on verso. Acquisitions control no.: 2004-11
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Thornton, Sarah, Of Saco, Me. Manuscript plan of the Battle of Plattsburgh, New York. [?, 1814] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2005626081/>.