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The seat of action between the British and American forces: or An authentic plan of the western part of Long Island, with the engagement of the 27th August 1776 between the King[']s forces andthe Americans : containing also Staten Island, and the environs of Amboy and New York, with the course of Hudsons River, from Courtland, the great magazine of the American Army, to Sandy Hook.

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division

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The seat of action between the British and American forces: or An authentic plan of the western part of Long Island, with the engagement of the 27th August 1776 between the King[']s forces andthe Americans : containing also Staten Island, and the environs of Amboy and New York, with the course of Hudsons River, from Courtland, the great magazine of the American Army, to Sandy Hook.
Names
Holland, Samuel, 1728-1801 (Surveyor)
Collection

Lawrence H. Slaughter Collection of English maps, charts, globes, books and atlases

Charts and maps

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1776
Place: London
Publisher: Printed for Robt. Sayer and Jno. Bennett
Library locations
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division
Shelf locator: Map Div. 97-6166 [LHS 805]
Topics
Long Island, Battle of, New York, N.Y., 1776
Middle Atlantic States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
Genres
Maps
Notes
Content: Inset: Road from Amboy to Philadelphia.
Citation/reference: LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 1146
Physical Description
Extent: 1 map : hand col. ; 45 x 39 cm.
Type of Resource
Cartographic
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: NYPG87-M247
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11149579
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 934a8f00-c5d5-012f-e625-58d385a7bc34
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

  • 1728: Creator Born
  • 1776: Issued
  • 1801: Creator Died
  • 2015: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "The seat of action between the British and American forces" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1776. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47de-0fd4-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. "The seat of action between the British and American forces" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47de-0fd4-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. (1776). The seat of action between the British and American forces Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47de-0fd4-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The seat of action between the British and American forces