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A plan of the attack of Fort Sulivan, near Charles Town in South Carolina : by a squadron of His Majesty's ships, on the 28th. of June 1776 : with the disposition of the King's land forces, and the encampments and entrenchments of the rebels

Metadata

Creator	Faden, William, 1749-1836
Date	1776
Name on Item	from the drawings made on the spot ; engraved by Wm. Faden
Publisher	William Faden
Scale	Scale [ca. 1:26,200]
Location	Newberry Library
Collection (local)	Edward E. Ayer Collection
Subjects	Sullivans Island (S.C.)--Maps United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps
Places	Charleston (county) North and Central America South Carolina Sullivan's Island Sullivans Island United States
Extent	1 map : hand col. ; 28 x 38 cm. on sheet 55 x 41 cm.
Terms and License	No known copyright restrictions. Contact host institution for more information.
Notes	Soundings shown in feet. Inset: Plan of the platform in Sulivans Fort, by Lt. Colonel Thos. James. A 'List of His Majesty's squadron' and an 'Account of the attack of Fort Sullivan' are printed in letterpress below the map. Detached from: Faden, William, [Atlas of battle plans, ca. 1783], no. 8. The atlas was previously owned by British general Sir Henry Clinton.