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A Plan of the Entrance of Chesapeak Bay, with James and York Rivers, wherein are shewn the respective positions (at the beginning of October) 1. Of the British Army Commanded by Lord Cornwallis, at Gloucester and York in Virginia ; 2. of the American and French Forces under General Washington ; 3. and of the French Fleet under Count de Grasse. By an Officer

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Title: A Plan of the Entrance of Chesapeak Bay, with James and York Rivers, wherein are shewn the respective positions (at the beginning of October) 1. Of the British Army Commanded by Lord Cornwallis, at Gloucester and York in Virginia ; 2. of the American and French Forces under General Washington ; 3. and of the French Fleet under Count de Grasse. By an Officer
Contributor: Faden, William, 1749-1836
Cornwallis, Charles Cornwallis, Marquis, 1738-1805
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Grasse, François Joseph Paul de Grasse, comte de, 1722-1788
Date Created and/or Issued: 1781-11-26
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 best representation of how the French won the Revolutionary War for America. Prime meridian: GM. Relief: hachures. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Cylindrical. Printing Process: Copper engraving.
Type: image
Format: image/jpeg
Extent: 1 map ; 41 x 52 cm., sheet 48 x 59 cm.
Identifier: 291463
433469
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll4/id/10783
Language: English
Subject: Chesapeake, Battle of the, Va., 1781
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
Time Period: 1781
Place: North America
United States
Virginia
Maryland
Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)
W 76°30'/N 36°20' approx
Source: Huntington Rare Book Maps
Maps, Huntington Digital Library

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