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Unknown [Battle plan for the siege of Boston Harbor]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02437.00232 Author/Creator: Unknown Place Written: Massachusetts Type: Map Date: circa 1775-1776 Pagination: 1p. 32.6 cm. x 19.7 cm. Order a Copy

Mapped battle plan for an American siege of Boston Harbor. Shows boats and some major geographic markers. For written plans see GLC02437.00231.

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