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A plan of the action at Bunkers-Hill, on the 17th. of June, 1775, between His Majesty's troops under the command of Major General Howe, and the rebel forces, by Lieut. Page, of the Engineers, who acted as aide de camp to General Howe in that action.

Page, Thomas Hyde, Sir, 1746-1821.

CREATED/PUBLISHED
[1775]

NOTES
Scale ca. 1:4,800.

Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor.

An engraved map, with change of title, appears in Stedman's History of the origin, process, and termination of the American War. London, 1794.

A copy of this issue is included in William Faden's Atlas of the battles of the American Revolution. [New York, 1845]

Has watermark.

Relief shown by hachures.

"N.B. The ground plan is from an actual survey of Captn. Montresor."

Reference: LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 909

SUBJECTS
Bunker Hill, Battle of, Boston, Mass., 1775--Maps, Manuscript--Early works to 1800.
United States--Massachusetts--Boston (Bunker Hill)

RELATED NAMES
Montrésor, John, 1736-1799.

RELATED TITLES
[Faden map collection ; 26]

MEDIUM
col. map 50 x 43 cm.

CALL NUMBER
G3764.B6S3 1775 .P3 Faden 26

REPOSITORY
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA

DIGITAL ID
g3764b ar090900 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g3764b.ar090900

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