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Map A plan of New York Island, with part of Long Island, Staten Island & east New Jersey, with a particular description of the engagement on the woody heights of Long Island, between Flatbush and Brooklyn, on the 27th of August 1776 between His Majesty's forces commanded by General Howe and the Americans under Major General Putnam, with the subsequent disposition of both armies

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Title

  • A plan of New York Island, with part of Long Island, Staten Island & east New Jersey, with a particular description of the engagement on the woody heights of Long Island, between Flatbush and Brooklyn, on the 27th of August 1776 between His Majesty's forces commanded by General Howe and the Americans under Major General Putnam, with the subsequent disposition of both armies

Names

  • Faden, William, 1749-1836

Created / Published

  • London, 1776.

Headings

  • -  Long Island, Battle of, New York, N.Y., 1776--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  United States--New York (State)--Long Island

Notes

  • -  Scale ca. 1:85,000.
  • -  Hand colored.
  • -  Has watermarks.
  • -  Relief shown by hachures. Depths shown by soundings.
  • -  Pictorial map.
  • -  Annotated in lower right corner in pencil: 2d impression.
  • -  In lower margin: An account of the proceedings of His Majesty's forces at the attack of the rebels works on Long Island, on the 27th of August 1776, taken from Gen. Howe's letter to Lord George Germaine ... dated Sep. 3, 1776.
  • -  LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1143
  • -  Vault
  • -  AACR2

Medium

  • col. map, 48 x 42 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3802.L6S3 1776 .F31

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • gm71000864

Online Format

  • image

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Faden, William. A plan of New York Island, with part of Long Island, Staten Island & east New Jersey, with a particular description of the engagement on the woody heights of Long Island, between Flatbush and Brooklyn, on the 27th of Augustbetween His Majesty's forces commanded by General Howe and the Americans under Major General Putnam, with the subsequent disposition of both armies. London, 1776. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/gm71000864/.

APA citation style:

Faden, W. (1776) A plan of New York Island, with part of Long Island, Staten Island & east New Jersey, with a particular description of the engagement on the woody heights of Long Island, between Flatbush and Brooklyn, on the 27th of Augustbetween His Majesty's forces commanded by General Howe and the Americans under Major General Putnam, with the subsequent disposition of both armies. London. [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/gm71000864/.

MLA citation style:

Faden, William. A plan of New York Island, with part of Long Island, Staten Island & east New Jersey, with a particular description of the engagement on the woody heights of Long Island, between Flatbush and Brooklyn, on the 27th of Augustbetween His Majesty's forces commanded by General Howe and the Americans under Major General Putnam, with the subsequent disposition of both armies. London, 1776. Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/gm71000864/>.