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This map depicts events of the New Jersey campaign, from December 26, 1776 to January 3, 1777, during the American Revolutionary War. Led by General George Washington, the map illustrates the American's famous crossing of the Delaware River from Trenton, NJ into Pennsylvania on December 25th. Washington attacked the Hessian garrison at Trenton at dawn on December 26th, which resulted in an American victory. This map details the number of British and Hessian losses in the lower left and right columns, along with the routes taken by the American troops en route to Trenton, and the action there.
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wd376857t
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Plan of the operations of General Washington, against the Kings troops in New Jersey
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map
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Source metadata
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wd376857t
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map
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normalized
title
Plan of the operations of General Washington, against the Kings troops in New Jersey
description
This map depicts events of the New Jersey campaign, from December 26, 1776 to January 3, 1777, during the American Revolutionary War. Led by General George Washington, the map illustrates the American's famous crossing of the Delaware River from Trenton, NJ into Pennsylvania on December 25th. Washington attacked the Hessian garrison at Trenton at dawn on December 26th, which resulted in an American victory. This map details the number of British and Hessian losses in the lower left and right columns, along with the routes taken by the American troops en route to Trenton, and the action there.
date
["1777"]
year
1777
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_003153
creators
Faden, William, 1749-1836
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
American Revolutionary War-Era Maps
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
New Jersey--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps--Early works to 1800
subjectsGeographic
New Jersey
North and Central America
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
state
New Jersey
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1
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pubPlace
London
publisher
Wm. Faden
Source extras
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sf268508b
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dn39z222j
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40
schema:longitude
-75
extent
1 map : hand col. ; 29 x 39 cm.
notes
1st issue.
Relief shown by hachures.
Shows area from Newtown, Pennsylvania to Kingston, New Jersey, with routes of British and American forces.
Includes tables "Loss in the engagement, on the road from Prince Town to Maidenhead, January the 3d. 1777" and "Loss at Trenton, December 26th. 1776."
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map
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