Detail View: JCB Map Collection: A Plan of the Town and Harbor of Boston and the Country adjacent with the Road from Boston to Concord Showing the Place of the late Engagement between the King's Troops & the Provincials ...
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Accession Number:
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6182
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File Name:
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6182
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Call number:
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Cabinet Cb775 /5.1
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Map title:
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A Plan of the Town and Harbor of Boston and the Country adjacent with the Road from Boston to Concord Showing the Place of the late Engagement between the King's Troops & the Provincials ...
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Place of Publication:
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London
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Publisher:
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Published as the Act directs ... by I. De Costa Red Cross Street Southwark
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Publication date:
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July 29th. 1775
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Map size height:
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36.6 cm.
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Map size width:
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48.2 cm.
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Item description:
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engraving, hand coloring
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Geographical description:
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Map of the battle of Concord showing the military engagements between the British and the colonials. Cartographic elements include roads, placement of military battalions, soundings and sea banks, some topographical details, and scale. Decorative elements include soldiers with muskets, cannon, and ships. Items in the image are numbered for identification in a key below.
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References:
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Nebenzhal, K. Atlas of the American Revolution, no. 1
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Geographic Area:
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North America
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Historical notes:
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This map was the first graphic document to show the battles at Concord and Lexington and was the only map to show the movement of the British troops and the sites of the major skirmishes.
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Normalized date:
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1775
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Creator:
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Charles Hall
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