| Creator | Siborne, William, 1797-1849 |
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| Associated name | Ross, Robert, 1766-1814 |
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| Former owner | Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies |
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| Date | 1814 |
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| Scale | Scale approximately 1:158,400 |
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| Language | English |
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| Location | British Library |
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| Collection (local) | British Library Collection |
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| Subjects | - Bladensburg, Battle of, Bladensburg, Md., 1814 Military art and science--Maps, Manuscript--Maryland--Bladensburg--Maps, Manuscript
- Washington (D.C.)--Maryland--Washington (D.C.)--History--Capture by the British, 1814--Maps, Manuscript--Maps, Manuscript--Maps, Manuscript
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| Places | - Bladensburg
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
- North and Central America
- Prince Georges (county)
- United States
- Washington
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| Extent | 1 map : manuscript pen and ink with watercolour ; 47 x 35 cm |
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| Terms and License | - No known copyright restrictions.
- This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (CC BY-NC-SA).
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| Notes | - Shows the position and movement of troops prior to and including the Battle of Brldensburg and the Burning of Washington.
- Shows title at upper right.
- Shows statement of responsibility in margin at lower right, "Copied by W. Siborn 1814".
- Shows scale bar centrally, "Scale of ten Miles".
- Inset at lower left with an additional map showing the Battle of Bladesnburg; "SKETCH of the ENGAGEMENT on the 24th Aug.t 1814., between the British and American Forces". Includes a lettered key (A-K) at lower right and its own scale bar "Scale of one Mile" (scale approximately 1:15,840).
- Annotation to map verso refers to another map in The National Arichives: "Maryland. 'Sketch of the Engagement on the 24th of August 1814 between the British and..." (MPH 1/136/2).
- Compare the printed map "From a sketch by D. Evans L.t 3.d Dr:ns D.t As.t Q.r Mas.r Gen.l" and published by T. Sinclair (see an example held by the Library of congress - Call Number G3841.S42 1814 .E9).
- Copy at Add Ms 27,715.10. Manuscript "10" added in pencil at upper right and "30/1" in pencil at upper left. Laid on archival tissue. Verso shows additional sketch map (unfinished) of an unidentified, fortified location. Green circular label to verso showing "1". White label to verso showing "DRAWER 30 SECTION 3". Blue label to verso showing "A 30 /1", and annotation repeated in pencil. Additional annotations in pencil to verso show "See also M.P.H. 136(2) at PRO from W.O. 78/1059 for original (?) Sketch".
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