Attack of the rebels upon Fort Penobscot in the province of New England

Description

Printed map. "For the continuation (after Tindal's) of Rapin's History of Engd. published as ye Act directs Decr. 18th 1785." Visual scale. Described in Sellers and Van Ee, Maps and Charts of North America and the West Indies 1750-1789, entry 839, p. 181-182: "In Jefferys, General Topography. plate [109]... Shows the disposition of the British and American fleets at various stages of the battle, the fort, supporting batteries, lines of fire, vegetation, and relief. British ships are identified by name and the number of guns carried. Includes a text on the battle and historical notes."

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Title: Attack of the rebels upon Fort Penobscot in the province of New England: in which their fleet was totally destroyed and their army dispersed the 14th Augst. 1779 by an officer present
Creator
Subject: Penobscot Expedition, 1779
Description: Printed map. "For the continuation (after Tindal's) of Rapin's History of Engd. published as ye Act directs Decr. 18th 1785." Visual scale. Described in Sellers and Van Ee, Maps and Charts of North America and the West Indies 1750-1789, entry 839, p. 181-182: "In Jefferys, General Topography. plate [109]... Shows the disposition of the British and American fleets at various stages of the battle, the fort, supporting batteries, lines of fire, vegetation, and relief. British ships are identified by name and the number of guns carried. Includes a text on the battle and historical notes."
Publisher
Contributor: Jefferys, Thomas, -1771
Date: 1785-12-18
Type
Format: map
Identifier: macrepo:21775, local: RMC_4174
Source
Language: eng
Relation
Coverage: Maine, Penobscot River (Me.), North America--United States--Maine, Penobscot River, Penobscot Bay
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