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Plan of the Battle of Long Island and of the Brooklyn defences, August 27th, 1776

Title
Plan of the Battle of Long Island and of the Brooklyn defences, August 27th, 1776 [cartographic material] / compiled by Henry P. Johnston.
Author
Johnston, Henry Phelps, 1842-1923
Publication
  • Brooklyn, N.Y. : Long Island Historical Society, 1878
  • [New York, N.Y.] : Julius Bien, Photo-Lith., [1878]

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Additional Authors
  • Egloffstein, F.W., 1824-1885
  • Bien, Julius, 1826-1909
  • Long Island Historical Society, publisher.
Description
1 map; 64 x 50 cm, sheet 67 x 52 cm
Alternative Title
Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018). US132.2.09
Subjects
Note
  • Relief shown by hachures.
  • Oriented with north to the lower left.
  • Shows locations of troops and fortifications as well as structures and drainage.
Indexed In (note)
  • New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division
Call Number
Map Div. 16-5704
OCLC
51739643
Author
Johnston, Henry Phelps, 1842-1923, creator.
Title
Plan of the Battle of Long Island and of the Brooklyn defences, August 27th, 1776 [cartographic material] / compiled by Henry P. Johnston.
Publisher
Brooklyn, N.Y. : Long Island Historical Society, 1878
Manufacturer
[New York, N.Y.] : Julius Bien, Photo-Lith., [1878]
Cartographic Data
Scale approximately 1:15,840 (W 74°01ʹ17ʺ--W 73°57ʹ25ʺ/N 40°42ʹ37ʺ--N 40°39ʹ42ʺ).
Type of Content
cartographic image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
sheet
Indexed In:
New York Public Library. Dictionary catalog of the Map Division , v.5, page 871, column 3, row 3
Local Note
Extracted from: Johnston, Henry P., The campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn; Brooklyn: Long Island Historical Society, 1878.
NYPL Map Div. copy has accession no. stamped in lower left corner: 62204.
Source
US132.2.09
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Place of Publication
United States New York (State) New York.
Added Author
Egloffstein, F.W., 1824-1885, draughtsman.
Bien, Julius, 1826-1909, lithographer.
Long Island Historical Society, publisher.
Research Call Number
Map Div. 16-5704 [Filed with NYS Revolutionary War: Long Island]
Map Div. 16-5704
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