Plan of the attack against Basseterre on the island of Guadeloupe by a squadron of his Majesty's ships of war commanded by Commodore Moore on ye 22d Jan. 1759 : also the incampments of the British army commanded by Genl. Hopson, and the French intrenchments after they abandoned the town and citadel

Plan of the attack against Basseterre on the island of Guadeloupe by a squadron of his Majesty's ships of war commanded by Commodore Moore on ye 22d Jan. 1759

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Title:
Plan of the attack against Basseterre on the island of Guadeloupe by a squadron of his Majesty's ships of war commanded by Commodore Moore on ye 22d Jan. 1759 : also the incampments of the British army commanded by Genl. Hopson, and the French intrenchments after they abandoned the town and citadel
Creator:
Rycaut, Edward, fl. 1756-1763
Contributor:
Jefferys, Thomas, -1771
Contributor:
Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794
Name on Item:
drawn on the sopot by Lieut. Col. Rycaut of the Marines
Date:
[1768]
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Location:
Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center
Collection (local):
Norman B. Leventhal Map Center Collection
Subjects:
Seven Years' War, 1756-1763--Maps--Early works to 1800
West Indies--History--1756-1763--Maps--Early works to 1800
Basse-Terre (Guadeloupe)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places:
Basse Terre (island) > Basse Terre
Extent:
1 map ; 32 x 47 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/q524n536h
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Publisher:
London : Thos. Jefferys
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:11,700]
Language:
English
Notes:
Shows fortifications, entrenchments, troops, and ships.
Oriented with north towards the upper left.
Relief shown by hachures.
Inset: Plan of Fort-Royal.
Includes ill. of 2 cross-sections: Section by the bridge of the fort -- Section of the east curtain.
Includes dedication to Lord George Anson.
Appears in Jefferys' General topography of North America and the West Indies. London: Printed for Robert Sayer, ... and Thomas Jefferys, 1768.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Notes (citation):
Phillips. List of maps of America, p. 136
Phillips, 1196
Identifier:
4000137_0109r
Call #:
G1105 .J4 1768
Barcode:
30000003256623