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A Plan of the Town of Newport. in the Province of Rhode Island
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A Plan of the Harbour of St. Augustin in the Province of Georgia
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Kashnor notes, "A very rare chart issued for the commanders of ships of war during the Revolution. It shows a very good plan of the city of St. Augustin, with Fort St. Mark and the fortifications. Coloured impressions are very rare." Kashnor dates ca. 1780. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles, feet. Projection: Plane. Watermark: Crowned fleur-di-lis J. Bates. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 991.
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To His Excellency Sr. Henry Moore, Bar. Captain General and Governour in Chief in & over the Province of New York & the Territories depending theron in America ~ Chancellor & Vice Admiral of the same, This Plan of the City of New York, Is most humbly Inscribed, by His Excellency's Most Obedient Servant, Bernd. Ratzen, Lieut in the 60th Regt., Surveyed in 1767
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Kashnor notes, "Ratzen's exceedingly rare plan, issued for the use of the British Army during the Revolution." Many locations referenced. Relief: hachures. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 132.
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A Chart of the Bay and Harbour of Pensacola, in the Province of West Florida, Surveyed by George Gould, A.M. Published by Command of Government by J. F. W. Des Barres Esqr
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Kashnor notes, "Exceedingly rare, and one of the most rare of Des Barres war charts. Only a few other copies appear to be known, and there is no record of a coloured impression." MS note: 75. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Plane. Watermark: Crowned fleur-di-lis over JVC VI. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note:990.
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Port Royal Dans la Caroline Méridionale Levé par le Cape Gascoigne Publié a Londres on 1776 Tradiut
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Kashnor notes, "An exceedingly rare chart, taken from the original English chart, which is also exceedingly rare. This was issued for the use of the commanders of French Ships-of-War and Transports during the Revolution." Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Plane. Watermark: Chained Maltese cross lettering. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: 82 23.
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Plan of the City of Philadelphia, the Capital of Pennsylvania, from an Actual Survey by Benjamin Easburn, Surveyor-General 1776
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Kashnor notes, " A very fine and exceedingly rare plan, giving the names of all the wharves along the sea-front, and indicating the various public buildings, Churches, meeting-houses, &c. The plans extend north to Margaretta St. at Allen and Salter's Wharf, with Clifton's, Moyer's, and Huston's wharves beyond; south it reaches to Wicaco Lane and the old Fort, and west there is only shown Pennsylvania Hospital and six houses on Eighth Street." Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Watermark: Seal. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: 105/137 49.
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A Plan of the Posts of York and Gloucester in the Province of Virginia, Established by His Majesty's Army under the Command of Lieut. General Earl Cornwallis, together with The Attacks and Operations of the American and French Forces, Commanded by General Washington and the Count of Rochambeau, Which Terminated in the Surrender of the said Posts and Army, on the 17th of October 1781. / Surveyed by Captn. Fage of the Royal Artillery
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Kashnor notes, "Exceedingly rare, and only a few copies known. The slip map shows the position of the British lying across the Great South Road to Hampton, while the map shows the first and second parallel as Washington gradually closed in on Yorktown. This is probably the finest war plan of the action which swept away all hopes of the success of British arms, and was the crowning victory for American Independence." Contains submap of Chesapeake Bay. [Many characteristics of Des Barres maps, but map trimmed to neatline with no mention of author.] Submap: Chesapeake Bay and vicinity.. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Feet. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Other Features: Sub-maps. Verso Text: MS note: 100.
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