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A plan of the entrance of Chesapeak Bay, with James and York Rivers : wherein are shown the respective positions (in 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

Metadata

Publisher	Faden, William, 1749-1836
Date	1781
Name on Item	by an officer
Publisher	Published by Wm. Faden Charing Cross
Scale	Scale 1:250,000
Language	English
Location	New-York Historical Society
Collection (local)	New-York Historical Society Collection
Subjects	Yorktown (Va.)--History--Siege, 1781--Maps--Early works to 1800 Yorktown (Va.)--Maps--Early works to 1800 Virginia--Maps--Early works to 1800 Virginia--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps--Early works to 1800 United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places	North and Central America United States Virginia York (county) Yorktown
Extent	1 map : hand colored ; 41 x 52 cm on sheet 48 x 58 cm.
Terms and License	No known copyright restrictions. No known restrictions on use.
Notes	Shows James River peninsula and general positions of armies and the French fleet.