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circa 1780

Knox, Henry (1750-1806)

Manuscript document

Title: Mensuration of North River at Dobbs Ferry

Map drawn by or for Knox as commander, bearing his emendations and handwritten docket on the verso identifying the map as "Mensuration of North River at Dobbs Ferry," New York. Measured in yards. Date was added later in pencil.

GLC02437.10668

1780

Burke, Edmund (1729-1797)

Book

Title: An impartial history of the war in America... to 1779

Printed for J. Milliken. With large folding plate opposite titlepage, "A New Map of North America" [no imprint] and accompanied by 13 additional plates, all fanciful depictions of American and British leaders.

GLC01842

circa 1780

Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet des (1722-1824)

Map

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

Large engraved map showing military operations, fortifications and outlying plantations, together with shallows and swamps. Shows positions of the various army units and notes that the Americans surrendered the city on 12 May 1780. Imprint from original atlas. Nebenzahl, Battle Plans of the American Revolution, 80.

GLC01859

1780

Burgoyne, John (1722-1792)

Book

Title: A State of the Expedition from Canada, as laid before the House of Commons....

First edition printed by John Almon, with 1 folding engraved map and 6 plans printed by William Faden. 4t0: A-M4, N2, O-S4 *S4 T-SC4 ($2 signed - C2, N2, 2C2; D2 misprinted "D3").

GLC01894

1780

Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet des (1722-1824)

Print

Title: Castle William [near Portsmouth]

An unusual image: a very small one for the huge sheet.

GLC03103.07

1780

Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet des (1722-1824)

Map

Title: A Chart of New York Harbour

Not in Nebenzahl "Battle Plans of the American Revolution."

GLC03103.08

1780

Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet des (1722-1824)

Print

Title: Untitled view of New York City, known as "the woody heights view"

GLC03103.09

1780

Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet des (1722-1824)

Map

Title: A Chart of the Delawar [Delaware] River, etc. with military key

Two views of the upper and lower river, showing the place of Philadelphia on it. Surveys from 1777. Nebenzahl, Battle Plans of the American Revolution, 136.

GLC03103.10

1780

Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet des (1722-1824)

Map

Title: The Harbour of Charlestown [Charleston] in South Carolina

With a view of the city from the south side. Not in Nebenzahl, Battle Plans of the American Revolution.

GLC03103.11

1780

Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet des (1722-1824)

Map

Title: A Sketch of the environs of Charlestown [Charleston] in South Carolina

The key provides military information. Nebenzahl, Battle Plans of the American Revolution, 79, who notes a later state.

GLC03103.12

1780

Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet des (1722-1824)

Map

Title: A Sketch of the operations before Charlestown [Charleston, S.C.]....

The key provides detailed military information. Nebenzahl, Battle Plans of the American Revolution, 136.

GLC03103.13

1780

Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet des (1722-1824)

Map

Title: A Sketch of the battle near Camden in South Carolina, August 16, 1780

Nebenzahl, Battle Plans of the American Revolution, 89, who notes that the order of battle is correct while the terrain appears to be inaccurate.

GLC03103.14

1780

Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet des (1722-1824)

Map

Title: Untitled chart of the coast of Georgia and South Carolina [Savannah]

Includes small plan of the siege of Savannah in a cartouche.

GLC03103.15

27 January 1780

Bell, John (1745-1831)

Manuscript document signed

Title: [Books bought of John Bell]

Bought a copy of Halley's Astronomical Tables, a copy of the court calender, a copy of the list of the army, and a lead pencil. Total came to £1.3.

GLC02437.08527

25 July 1780

Jefferson, Thomas (1743-1826)

Autograph letter signed

Title: to James Wood

Discusses the complex arrangements between Virginia and the national government to provision the Continental Army, written several months before the British invasion of Virginia. Asserts that "it has been always necessary for the state & Continent to lend interchangeably such articles as the one has & the other wants & to repay them in kind." Advises Wood, if the thinks it appropriate, to order leather for Colonel Joseph Crockett (who was raising a detachment of frontier troops). Gives permission for any officer in ill health, mentioning a Mr.

GLC06673

1780-1781

Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet des (1722-1824)

Map

Title: The Atlantic Neptune [selected maps and charts]

GLC03103

1781

Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet des (1722-1824)

Map

Title: A Chart of the harbour of Rhode Island and Narraganset Bay

The key shows the French and English fleets. Surveyed 7/20/1776. Nebenzahl, Battle Plans of the American Revolution, 36.

GLC03103.02

1781

Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet des (1722-1824)

Map

Title: A Plan of the town of Newport

Companion print and detail of #3103.02, the chart of Rhode Island. Not in Nebenzahl, Battle Plans of the American Revolution.

GLC03103.03

1781

Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet des (1722-1824)

Map

Title: A Chart of Boston Harbour, 1781

Possibly a later impression of Nebenzahl, Battle Plans of the American Revolution, 3, who notes that it comes principally from the survey of George Callendar, 1769.

GLC03103.04

1781

Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet des (1722-1824)

Broadside

Title: Nautical remarks and directions for Boston Harbour

GLC03103.05

1781

Barres, Joseph Frederick Wallet des (1722-1824)

Print

Title: A View of Boston taken on the road from the Dorchester, May 30 1776

GLC03103.06

3 August 1781

Lincoln, Benjamin (1733-1810)

Map

Title: [Map of Charleston, South Carolina]

Manuscript map of Charleston, South Carolina showing the coastline, various rivers and geographic features, certain structures and county names. Date and creator inferred, based on the presumption that this map accompanies GLC02437.01112.

GLC02437.01113

circa 1782

Erskine, Robert (1735-1780)

Map

Title: [Map of South Carolina]

A manuscript copy of a printed map of a portion of South Carolina. Shows lakes, rivers, streams, forest, towns, counties, and possibly roads. Noted, "Part of SOUTH CAROLINA copied by R. Erskine F. R. S. from A Map published in London 1771." Docket notes, "Robert Erskine 1735-1780" in pencil (possibly added at a later date).

GLC02437.10611

circa February 1782

Bauman, Sebastian (1739-1803)

Map

Title: Plan of the investment of York and Gloucester

Drafted at Washington's request, shortly after the battle of Yorktown, Virginia. Nebenzahl, Battle Plans of the American Revolution, 189, with references.

GLC01869

12 September 1782

Bauman, Sebastian (1739-1803)

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Henry Knox

Writes that he has sent, at "the first safe opportunity I had, those six maps you have subscribed for at Philadelphia. I hope they may meet your approbation; tho they are not printed so clean as I could wish, the least imagined to be done, but of all, has plagued me most, and caused me to this day to be a loser in a business, from which one would suppose I should have some compensation from the prospect, and infinite trouble I have had."

GLC02437.01603

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