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Sketch of the surprise of German Town by the American forces commanded by General Washington October 4th 1777

Metadata

Creator	Hills, John, surveyor
Contributor	Faden, William, 1749-1836
Date	1784
Name on Item	by J. Hills Lt. 23d Regt. & Ass. Engr.
Publisher	Published by Wm. Faden, Geographer to the King, Charing Cross
Scale	Scale [ca. 1:23,500]
Language	English
Location	George Washington's Mount Vernon
Collection (local)	Richard H. Brown Revolutionary War Map Collection at Mount Vernon
Subjects	Germantown, Battle of, Philadelphia, Pa., 1777--Maps--Early works to 1800 Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.)--History--18th century--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places	North and Central America Pennsylvania Philadelphia Philadelphia (county) United States
Extent	1 map : hand col. ; 45 x 52 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 by hachures. Shows military positions and movements, drainage, and roads. Includes references with narrative text.