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Title

  • [Côte de York-town à Boston: Marches de l'armée.

Summary

  • "Côte de York-town à Boston (Coastline from Yorktown to Boston) is a manuscript map, in pen-and-ink and watercolor, created in 1782, during the American Revolutionary War. The map is oriented with north toward the upper right. It shows the route marched by the army of the Comte de Rochambeau from Providence, Rhode Island, to Yorktown, Virginia, as well as the return route and troop encampments on the way to Boston. The initial march south, from June 10 to September 30, 1781, is shown by the yellow line from Providence to Head of Elk and Annapolis, Maryland, and then along Chesapeake Bay down to Williamsburg and Yorktown (camps 1-40). The route of the supply train is represented by the green line from "Scott's House" southward to Williamsburg. The flanking march of Lauzun's Legion is shown by the red line from Lebanon, Connecticut, to Philipsburg, New York. Camps on the return march follow the green line from Williamsburg to "Spurrier's Tavern" and continue along the yellow line to Providence and on to Boston. Camps along the red line from Princeton, New Jersey, to King's Ferry, New York, represent the flanking march of Lauzun's Legion on the return march. The title is from a manuscript label on the verso of the map as it was originally mounted. The map is from the Rochambeau Collection at the Library of Congress, which consists of 40 manuscript maps, 26 printed maps, and a manuscript atlas that belonged to Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau (1725-1807), commander in chief of the French expeditionary army (1780-82) during the American Revolution. Some of the maps were used by Rochambeau during the war. Dating from 1717 to 1795, the maps cover much of eastern North America, from Newfoundland and Labrador in the north to Haiti in the south. The collection includes maps of cities, maps showing Revolutionary War battles and military campaigns, and early state maps from the 1790s." World Digital Library.

Created / Published

  • 1782]

Headings

  • -  Middle Atlantic States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
  • -  New England--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
  • -  United States--Middle Atlantic States
  • -  United States--New England

Notes

  • -  Camps on the return march follow the green line from Williamsburg to "Spurrier's Tavern" and continue along the yellow line to Boston. Camps along the red line from Princeton, N.J., to King's Ferry represent the flanking march of Lauzun's Legion on the return march.
  • -  For information on other version of the map see Rice and Brown, American Campaigns of Rochambeau's Army, 1972, v. 2, p. 196-97.
  • -  Key map of the route of march of Comte de Rochambeau's army from Providence, R.I., to Yorktown, Va., and the return march to Boston.
  • -  Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor.
  • -  Oriented with north toward the upper right.
  • -  Shows military camps.
  • -  The complete title as it appears on another version of the map reads: "Carte générale des camps et marches et des troupes françaises sous les ordres du Lieutenant General Comte de Rochambeau, de Rhode Island à York en Verginie, et des camps occupés au retour de l'armée française de York à Boston: du 9 Juin 1781, au ler. Décembre 1782."
  • -  The yellow line from Providence to Head of Elk and Annapolis, Md., and down Chesapeake Bay to Williamsburg and Yorktown (camps 1-40) shows the march south from June 10 to September 30, 1781. The green line from "Scott's House" southward to Williamsburg shows the route of the supply train, and the read line from Lebanon, Conn., to Philipsburg, N.Y., represnts the flanking march of Lauzun's Legion.
  • -  Title from manuscript label on verso as originally mounted.
  • -  Title from manuscript label on verso as originally mounted.
  • -  Scale ca. 1:650,000.
  • -  LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 743
  • -  Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
  • -  AACR2: 440; 651/1; 651/2
  • -  Vault

Medium

  • col. map 44 x 164 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • G3716.S3 1782 .C6

Repository

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

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • gm71002181

Online Format

  • image

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