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Title
A plan of Fort Lyttleton at Port Royal in South Carolina [cartographic material]
Alternative Title
Title on map: Fort Lyttleton at Port Royal
Creator
Hess, Emmanuel
Contributor
Kashnor, Leon, 1880-1955, seller
Date Created and/or Issued
1774
1775
1776
1777
1778
1779
1780
1781
1782
1783
1784
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Maps
Rights Information
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Description
Manuscript map depicts layout of Fort "Lyttleton" [more commonly spelled "Lyttelton"] in Port Royal, South Carolina, showing the outline plan of the fort. Lines are drawn in red and black. An inset shows the canon elevations, with bar scale given as 2.75 inches = 40 feet (1:175). Signed: "Em. Hess, Lieut. in the Royal American Regiment".
Extent
1 map ; 28 x 43 cm
Identifier
mssHM 15399
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll4/id/16086
Subject
Fort Lyttelton (South Carolina)--Maps--Early works to 1800
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps
Early works
Maps
Early maps. (lcgft)
Manuscripts United States South Carolina 18th century. (aat)
Source
Kashnor Collection of Early American Maps, 1670-1856
Maps, Huntington Digital Library
Provenance
Purchased from Museum Book Store, Catalog No. 93, No. 79, 1924. CSmH

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