Plan of the peninsula of Charles Town shewing the three posts that His Majesty's troops have kept and fortified with buildings therein for guard rooms
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Boston, 3th. [sic] Decr. 1775. To His Excellency Major General Howe, Commander in Chief of His Majesty's forces, &c
Metadata
Creator
Montrésor, John, 1736-1799
Date
[1775]
Name on Item
John Montresor, commandg. engrs.
Scale
Scale ca. 1:4,860
Language
English
Location
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
Collection (local)
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division
Subjects
Boston (Mass.)--History--Siege, 1775-1776--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Fortification--Massachusetts--Boston--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Boston (Mass.)--Buildings, structures, etc--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800
Places
Boston
Massachusetts
North and Central America
Suffolk (county)
United States
Extent
col. map 31 x 46 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
Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor.
Relief shown by hachures and shading.
Dedication is in different ink from drafting of map.