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A sketch of the Battle at Christlers Farm, Williamsburg, Upper Canada, 11th. Novr. 1813

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Printed map. In lower right margin, "JWalker Sculpt". Visual scale [2 inches=3/4 mile]. Includes "References" indicating corps of detachments, 49th Regiment, 89th Regiment, Christlers Farm, American infantry, American cavalry, American gun boats, and British gun boats. Described in Winearls, Mapping Upper Canada 1780-1867, entry 461, p. 131: "In Joseph Bouchette, Topographical Description of the Province of Lower Canada (London: W. Faden 1815), opp 638 (Bib Can 1031), and in the French ed, Description topographique de la province du Bas Canada (Londres: W. Faden, 1815), opp 661 (Bib Can 1030); shows the positions of the troops on both sides, fields, houses, relief, road."

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Title
A sketch of the Battle at Christlers Farm, Williamsburg, Upper Canada, 11th. Novr. 1813
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Subject
Chrysler’s Farm, Battle of, Ont., 1813, Chrysler’s Farm, Battle of, Ont., 1813--Ontario--Canada--History--War of 1812
Description
Printed map. In lower right margin, "JWalker Sculpt". Visual scale [2 inches=3/4 mile]. Includes "References" indicating corps of detachments, 49th Regiment, 89th Regiment, Christlers Farm, American infantry, American cavalry, American gun boats, and British gun boats. Described in Winearls, Mapping Upper Canada 1780-1867, entry 461, p. 131: "In Joseph Bouchette, Topographical Description of the Province of Lower Canada (London: W. Faden 1815), opp 638 (Bib Can 1031), and in the French ed, Description topographique de la province du Bas Canada (Londres: W. Faden, 1815), opp 661 (Bib Can 1030); shows the positions of the troops on both sides, fields, houses, relief, road."
Publisher
Published by W. Faden, Charing Cross
Contributor
Faden, William, 1749-1836, Walker, John, 1786-1873
Date
1815-08-12
Type
Format
map, [1:23,760 approximately]
Identifier
macrepo:21583, local: RMC_2573
Source
Language
eng
Relation
Coverage
Ontario, Canada--History--War of 1812, North America--Canada
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