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Source Description
Relief shown by hachures.
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Document identity
localId
9s161887h
label
Plan of the Siege of Yorktown, 1781
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
9s161887h
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Plan of the Siege of Yorktown, 1781
description
Relief shown by hachures.
date
["[1887?]"]
year
1887
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_003215
creators
Bauman, Sebastian.
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Yorktown (Va.)--History--Siege, 1781--Maps--Early works to 1800--Facsimiles
subjectsGeographic
North and Central America
United States
Virginia
York (county)
Yorktown
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
state
Virginia
county
York
city
Yorktown
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Boston
publisher
Photo Electrotype Engraving Company
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
37.2333
schema:longitude
-76.5
extent
1 map ; on sheet 85 x 58 cm.
notes
Relief shown by hachures.
Oriented with north toward the upper left.
Dedicatory cartouche - dedicated to George Washington.
Includes references to the British Lines.
"This is an exact reproduction in every respect."
Original title in cartouche at bottom.
Based on original: To His Excellency Genl. Washington, Commander in Chief of the armies of the United States of America / this plan of the investment of York and Gloucester has been surveyed and laid down and is most humbly dedicated by His Excellency's obedient servant Sebastn. Bauman, major of the New York or 2nd Regt of Artillery; this plan was taken between the 22nd & 28th of October, 1781 ; R. Scot, sculp. Philadelphia: s.n., 1782.
Original version: Philadelphia : R. Scot, 1782.
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no
dcId
9s161887h
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map
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
mediaId
8bdc41565ad7e983