Plan of the attack against Basseterre on the island of Guadeloupe by a squadron of his Majesty's ships of war commanded by Commodore Moore on ye 22d Jan. 1759 : also the incampments of the British army commanded by Genl. Hopson, and the French intrenchments after they abandoned the town and citadel

Rycaut, Edward, fl. 1756-1763

Jefferys, Thomas, -1771

Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794

[1768]

drawn on the sopot by Lieut. Col. Rycaut of the Marines

Thos. Jefferys

Scale [ca. 1:11,700]

English

Boston Public Library

Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection

• Seven Years' War, 1756-1763--Maps--Early works to 1800
• West Indies--History--1756-1763--Maps--Early works to 1800
• Basse-Terre (Guadeloupe)--Maps--Early works to 1800

• Basse Terre
• Guadeloupe
• North and Central America

1 map ; 32 x 47 cm.

• No known copyright restrictions.
• No known restrictions on use.

• Shows fortifications, entrenchments, troops, and ships.
• Oriented with north towards the upper left.
• Relief shown by hachures.
• Inset: Plan of Fort-Royal.
• Includes ill. of 2 cross-sections: Section by the bridge of the fort -- Section of the east curtain.
• Includes dedication to Lord George Anson.
• Appears in Jefferys' General topography of North America and the West Indies. London: Printed for Robert Sayer, ... and Thomas Jefferys, 1768.