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Map A Plan of the entrance of Chesapeak Bay, with James and York rivers; wherein are shewn the respective positions (in the beginning of October) 1.⁰ of the British Army commanded by Lord Cornwallis at Gloucester and York in Virginia; 2.⁰ of the American and French forces under General Washington; 3.⁰ and of the French Fleet under Count de Grasse.

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Title

  • A Plan of the entrance of Chesapeak Bay, with James and York rivers; wherein are shewn the respective positions (in the beginning of October) 1.⁰ of the British Army commanded by Lord Cornwallis at Gloucester and York in Virginia; 2.⁰ of the American and French forces under General Washington; 3.⁰ and of the French Fleet under Count de Grasse.

Names

  • Faden, William, 1749-1836.

Created / Published

  • London, Wm. Faden, 1781.

Headings

  • -  Yorktown (Va.)--History--Siege, 1781--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Participation, French--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  United States--Virginia--Yorktown

Notes

  • -  Scale ca. 1:250,000.
  • -  Relief shown pictorially.
  • -  Appears in the publisher's Atlas of battles of the American Revolution.[1845]
  • -  LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1465
  • -  Vault
  • -  AACR2

Medium

  • map 41 x 51 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3884.Y6S3 1781 .P5

Repository

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

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 74692131

Online Format

  • image

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Faden, William. A Plan of the entrance of Chesapeak Bay, with James and York rivers; wherein are shewn the respective positions in the beginning of October 1.⁰ of the British Army commanded by Lord Cornwallis at Gloucester and York in Virginia; 2.⁰ of the American and French forces under General Washington; 3.⁰ and of the French Fleet under Count de Grasse. London, Wm. Faden, 1781. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/74692131/.

APA citation style:

Faden, W. (1781) A Plan of the entrance of Chesapeak Bay, with James and York rivers; wherein are shewn the respective positions in the beginning of October 1.⁰ of the British Army commanded by Lord Cornwallis at Gloucester and York in Virginia; 2.⁰ of the American and French forces under General Washington; 3.⁰ and of the French Fleet under Count de Grasse. London, Wm. Faden. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/74692131/.

MLA citation style:

Faden, William. A Plan of the entrance of Chesapeak Bay, with James and York rivers; wherein are shewn the respective positions in the beginning of October 1.⁰ of the British Army commanded by Lord Cornwallis at Gloucester and York in Virginia; 2.⁰ of the American and French forces under General Washington; 3.⁰ and of the French Fleet under Count de Grasse. London, Wm. Faden, 1781. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/74692131/>.