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Map To His Excellency Genl. Washington, Commander in Chief of the armies of the United States of America, this plan of the investment of York and Gloucester has been surveyed and laid down,

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Title

  • To His Excellency Genl. Washington, Commander in Chief of the armies of the United States of America, this plan of the investment of York and Gloucester has been surveyed and laid down,

Names

  • Bauman, Sebastian.
  • Scot, Robert, 1744?-1823.

Created / Published

  • Philad[elphia] 1782.

Headings

  • -  Yorktown (Va.)--History--Siege, 1781--Maps--Early works to 1800
  • -  United States--Virginia--Yorktown

Notes

  • -  Scale ca. 1:14,400.
  • -  Hand colored.
  • -  Relief shown by hachures.
  • -  Includes "References to the British lines" with illus. of ships and "Explanation" of the American and French siege operations.
  • -  LC copy annotated on verso: Plan de l'investissement de York et de Glocester.
  • -  LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1471
  • -  Vault
  • -  AACR2: 100; 440; 651/1; 700/1

Medium

  • col. map on sheet 66 x 48 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3884.Y6S3 1782 .B3

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • gm71002180

Online Format

  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Bauman, Sebastian, and Robert Scot. To His Excellency Genl. Washington, Commander in Chief of the armies of the United States of America, this plan of the investment of York and Gloucester has been surveyed and laid down. [PhiladElphia, 1782] Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/gm71002180/.

APA citation style:

Bauman, S. & Scot, R. (1782) To His Excellency Genl. Washington, Commander in Chief of the armies of the United States of America, this plan of the investment of York and Gloucester has been surveyed and laid down. [PhiladElphia] [Map] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/gm71002180/.

MLA citation style:

Bauman, Sebastian, and Robert Scot. To His Excellency Genl. Washington, Commander in Chief of the armies of the United States of America, this plan of the investment of York and Gloucester has been surveyed and laid down. [PhiladElphia, 1782] Map. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/gm71002180/>.