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,

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."

LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 909

Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

Vault

AACR2: 100; 650; 700

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