A Plan of the Battle, on Bunkers Hill

Item Information

Title:
A Plan of the Battle, on Bunkers Hill
Description:
This map shows British fortifications on the Boston peninsula and the positions of both British and colonial troops on 17 June 1775. This map, published in London in the fall of 1775, included a printed version of a letter from General John Burgoyne to his nephew Lord Stanley. Writing from Boston on 25 June 1775, Burgoyne described the Battle of Bunker Hill this way, "And now ensued one of the greatest scenes of war that can be conceived." London: printed for R. Sayer J. Bennett, 1775 Includes letter (published) from John Burgoyne to Lord Stanley, 25 June 1775
Cartographer:
Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792
Publisher:
Robert Sayer and John Bennett (Firm)
Date:
1775
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Massachusetts Historical Society
Collection (local):
Massachusetts Historical Society Collection
Subjects:
Boston Massacre, 1770
Bunker Hill, Battle of, Boston, Mass., 1775--Maps
Extent:
Sheet: 49.2 cm x 35.4 cm; map only: 34 cm x 34.4 cm
Link to Item:
http://www.masshist.org/database/801
Terms of Use:
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Language:
English
Identifier:
nuview_801