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Title: A sketch of the operations of His Majesty's fleet and army under the command of Vice Admiral the Rt. Hble. Lord Viscount Howe and Genl. Sir Wm. Howe, K.B. in 1776

• Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1729-1824
• Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1722-1824

Dates

• Coverage: 1864

Publishers

• [New York : Common Council, 1864]

Summary

Relief shown pictorially and by hachures; depths shown by soundings. "Communicated for the Manual by George H. Moore, Librarian of the New-York Historical Society." "Copied from the original by G. Hayward, 171 Pearl St., N.Y. for D.T. Valentine's Manual, 1864." Shows Hudson River from Haverstraw Bay to Sandy Hook with positions and movements of troops and vessels during the New York campaign of 1776. Table of references identifies primary features and events of the campaign.

Subjects

• New York
• Howe, Richard Howe, Earl, 1726-1799
• Howe, William Howe, Viscount, 1729-1814
• New York Harbor (N.Y. and N.J.)—Maps—Facsimiles
• Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.)—Maps—Facsimiles
• United States—History—Revolution, 1775-1783—Maps—Facsimiles
• Historical maps—Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.).
• Historical maps—New York (State)—New York
• Other

Geospatial coordinates

• Bounding Box: BBOX (-74.5481, -73.7945, 41.3032, 40.3458)
• Geometry: BBOX (-74.5481, -73.7945, 41.3032, 40.3458)

Provider

Princeton

Rights

• Access rights: Public

Citation

Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1729-1824, Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1722-1824. A sketch of the operations of His Majesty's fleet and army under the command of Vice Admiral the Rt. Hble. Lord Viscount Howe and Genl. Sir Wm. Howe, K.B. in 1776. [New York : Common Council, 1864]. Image data. https://maps.princeton.edu/catalog/princeton-g445cg57j

Format

TIFF

Languages

• eng