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A sketch of the operations before Charlestown, the capital of South Carolina

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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Title
A sketch of the operations before Charlestown, the capital of South Carolina
Names
Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1722-1824 (Publisher)
Collection

Maps of North America

Countries

United States (except New York)

States

South Carolina

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1780 (Inferred)
Place: London
Publisher: J.F.W. Des Barres
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 17-5311
Topics
Charleston (S.C.) -- History -- Siege, 1780
Charleston Region (S.C.)
Charleston (S.C.)
South Carolina -- Charleston
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: Includes descriptive index and inset "Charlestown Harbour," scale approximately 1:43,000.
Content: Probably extracted from: J.F.W. Des Barres. Atlantic Neptune.
Content: Reproduced in the Yearbook of the city of Charleston, 1882, p. 360.
Funding: Mapping the Nation (NEH grant, 2015-2018)
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand colored ; 106 x 78 cm
NYPL Map Div. copy is divided into 2 sheets, each 53 x 78 cm
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Identifiers
Library of Congress Control Number: 73691556
RLIN/OCLC: 5403771
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20646349
Folder number: US226.1.05
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 1f1722f0-538b-0135-8b46-7b2771884565
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1722: Creator Born
  • 1780: Issued
  • 1824: Creator Died
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A sketch of the operations before Charlestown, the capital of South Carolina" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1780. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/36bcc3c0-538b-0135-85f1-07f34da0cf7e

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "A sketch of the operations before Charlestown, the capital of South Carolina" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 25, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/36bcc3c0-538b-0135-85f1-07f34da0cf7e

APA Format

Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1780). A sketch of the operations before Charlestown, the capital of South Carolina Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/36bcc3c0-538b-0135-85f1-07f34da0cf7e

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A sketch of the operations before Charlestown, the capital of South Carolina