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Bird's Eye View from part of Mt. Pleasant. [To Commodore Sir Peter Parker Knt.,&c,&c,&c, This View is Most humbly Dedicated and Presented by Lt. Colonel Thos. James, Rl. Rt. of Artilllery, July 1st. 1776.]

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Title: Bird's Eye View from part of Mt. Pleasant. [To Commodore Sir Peter Parker Knt.,&c,&c,&c, This View is Most humbly Dedicated and Presented by Lt. Colonel Thos. James, Rl. Rt. of Artilllery, July 1st. 1776.]
Creator: James, Thomas, d. 1782, cartographer
Faden, William, 1749-1836, engraver
Contributor: Faden, William, 1750?-1836, publisher
Kashnor, Leon, 1880-1955, seller
Museum Book Store
Date Created and/or Issued: 1776-08-10
Contributing Institution: Huntington Library
Collection: Maps
Rights Information: For information on use of Digital Library materials, please see Library Rights and Permissions: https://www.huntington.org/library-rights-permissions
Description: The dedication precedes the title on map recto. Kashnor notes, "A long coloured copper-plate view showing the whole of Long Island, the Fort on Sullivan's Island, the Rebel and British Camps and attendant War Vessels, the Lady William and the Ranger, a fine view." Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS notes: 87 20(?).
Type: image
Format: image/jpeg
Extent: 1 profile hand col. 14 x 58 cm., sheet 25 x 70 cm.
Identifier: 093:087 M
429429
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll4/id/67
Language: English
Subject: Sullivans Island (S.C.)--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps
Time Period: 1776
Place: North America United States South Carolina Charleston View
(W80°/ N32° approx.).
Source: Huntington Rare Book Maps
Maps, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance: Purchased en bloc by HEH from the Museum Book Store, April, 1924.

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