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In 1780, the British tried to capture Charleston, South Carolina again. This chart depicts the six-week siege that forced American troops to surrender on May 12, 1780. This was the largest surrender of American troops during the war. Along with Samuel Holland, Joseph F.W. Des Barres conducted extensive coastal surveys of the British colonies beginning in 1764. Although their charts were prepared primarily for navigational purposes, this one features the fortifications constructed by British and American troops (colored yellow) and the British and American fleets. This version of the chart appeared in Des Barres’ The Atlantic Neptune, the most comprehensive maritime atlas of the period.
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7h149x77p
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A sketch of the operations before Charlestown the capital of South Carolina
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map
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7h149x77p
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map
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normalized
title
A sketch of the operations before Charlestown the capital of South Carolina
description
In 1780, the British tried to capture Charleston, South Carolina again. This chart depicts the six-week siege that forced American troops to surrender on May 12, 1780. This was the largest surrender of American troops during the war. Along with Samuel Holland, Joseph F.W. Des Barres conducted extensive coastal surveys of the British colonies beginning in 1764. Although their charts were prepared primarily for navigational purposes, this one features the fortifications constructed by British and American troops (colored yellow) and the British and American fleets. This version of the chart appeared in Des Barres’ The Atlantic Neptune, the most comprehensive maritime atlas of the period.
date
["[1780]"]
year
1780
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_004994
creators
Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1722-1824
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
American Revolutionary War-Era Maps
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Maritime Charts and Atlases
subjects
Charleston (S.C.)--History--Siege, 1780--Maps--Early works to 1800
subjectsGeographic
Charleston
Charleston (county)
North and Central America
South Carolina
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
state
South Carolina
county
Charleston
city
Charleston
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1
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import
pubPlace
London
publisher
J.F.W. Des Barres
Source extras
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32.7667
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-79.9167
extent
1 map : hand col. ; 102 x 73 cm.
notes
1st state.
Hand colored.
Includes descriptive index and inset "Charlestown Harbour," ca. 1:430,000.
Appears in the author's Atlantic Neptune pt.3, no.18. London : [J.F.W. Des Barres], 1777-[1781].
This map can be viewed as a georeferenced overlay in an interactive application made especially for We Are One: Mapping America's Road from Revolution to Independence http://d2o8owo4k087al.cloudfront.net/index.html?mapId=82.
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7h149x77p
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map
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