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Document identity
localId
wd3768558
label
A plan of the attack of Fort Sulivan, near Charles Town in South Carolina
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
wd3768558
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
A plan of the attack of Fort Sulivan, near Charles Town in South Carolina
description
Depth shown by soundings.
date
["1776"]
year
1776
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_003143
creators
Faden, William, 1749-1836
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
American Revolutionary War-Era Maps
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Fort Moultrie, Battle of, S.C., 1776--Maps--Early works to 1800
Fortification--South Carolina--Maps--Early works to 1800
Fort Moultrie (S.C.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps--Early works to 1800
Fort Sullivan (S.C.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps--Early works to 1800
subjectsGeographic
Charleston (county)
Fort Moultrie
North and Central America
South Carolina
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
state
South Carolina
county
Charleston
city
Fort Moultrie
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
London
publisher
Wm. Faden
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
dn39z222j
schema:latitude
32.75
schema:longitude
-79.85
extent
1 map : hand col. ; 28 x 38 cm.
notes
Depth shown by soundings.
Inset: Plan of the platform in Sulivans Fort / by Lt. Colonel Thos. James of the Rl. Rt. of Artillery.
Shows British squadron including names of vessels, esp. "bridge of boats" at Hetheral pt.", rebel camps, and vegetation.
Below lower margin: "London. Engrav'd & Publish'd according to Acto of Parliament Aug.t 10 th. 1776 by Wm. Faden corner of St. Martins Lane Charing Cross."
Includes description of symbols for where the Actoeon and the Sphinx were to be Stationed.
Third state of the map with a single "bridge of boats" between Hetheral Pt. and the island.
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no
dcId
wd3768558
type
map
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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a07c89e80d59a92e