A plan of the entrance of Chesapeak Bay, with James and York rivers
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wherein are shewn the respective positions (in the beginning of October) 1⁰. of the British army commanded by Lord Cornwallis, at Gloucester and York in Virginia; 2⁰. of the American and French forces under General Washington; 3.⁰ and of the French Fleet under Count de Grasse
Metadata
Cartographer
Faden, William, 1749-1836
Date
1781
Name on Item
by an officer
Publisher
Wm. Faden
Scale
Scale [ca. 1:250,000]
Language
English
Location
George Washington's Mount Vernon
Collection (local)
Richard H. Brown Revolutionary War Map Collection at Mount Vernon
Subjects
Yorktown (Va.)--History--Siege, 1781--Maps--Early works to 1800
Yorktown (Va.)--History--18th century--Maps--Early works to 1800
Gloucester (Va.)--History--18th century--Maps--Early works to 1800
York River (Va.)--History--18th century--Maps--Early works to 1800
James River (Va.)--History--18th century--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places
Gloucester
Gloucester (county)
James
North and Central America
United States
Virginia
York
Extent
1 map : hand col. ; 41 x 51 cm.
Terms and License
No known copyright restrictions.
This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
Notes
Relief shown pictorially. Depth shown by soundings..