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A plan of the surprise of Stoney Point, by a detachment of the American army commanded by Brigr. Genl. Wayne, on the 15th July 1779 : also of the works erected on Verplanks Point, for the defence of Kings Ferry, by the British forces in July, 1779

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Creator	Hills, John, surveyor
Publisher	Faden, William, 1749-1836
Date	1784
Name on Item	from the surveys of Wm. Simpson ... and D. Campbell ... by John Hills ... & asst. engr.
Publisher	Printed for Wm. Faden
Scale	Scale [ca. 1:5,500]
Language	English
Location	George Washington's Mount Vernon
Collection (local)	Richard H. Brown Revolutionary War Map Collection at Mount Vernon
Subjects	Stony Point, Battle of, Stony Point, N.Y., 1779--Maps--Early works to 1800 Stony Point (N.Y.)--Maps--Early works to 1800 Verplanck Point (N.Y.)--Maps--Early works to 1800 United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places	New York North and Central America Rockland (county) Stony Point United States Verplanck Point Westchester (county)
Extent	1 map : hand col. ; 48 x 68 cm.
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).
Notes	Relief shown by shading. Includes note and references. The defenses of the strong points at either end of King's Ferry on the Hudson are carefully drawn. The silent line of march of Anthony Wayne's assault force is shown.