Plan de Savannah

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Plan de Savannah
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Item Information

Title:
Plan de Savannah
Description:
Map of Savannah, Georgia detailing the defeat of allied French and American forces against British forces on October 9, 1779. Legend keyed to 18 numbered sites, including army camps, earthworks, ships, and prominent buildings (shown pictorially).
Contributor:
Dampierre, Brigadier, fl. 1779
Date:
1780
Format:
Maps/Atlases
Manuscripts
Location:
Newberry Library
Collection (local):
Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Map Collection
Subjects:
Manuscript maps--Early works to 1800
Savannah (Ga.)--History--Siege, 1779--Maps--Early works to 1800
Savannah (Ga.)--Maps--Early works to 1800
Places:
Georgia > Chatham (county) > Savannah
Extent:
1 ms. map : hand col. ; 350 x 593 mm.
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
Contact host institution for more information.
Scale:
Scale [ca. 1:7,900]
Language:
French
Catalog Record:
https://i-share-nby.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01CARLI_NBY/i5mcb2/alma991447188805867
Notes:
Dedíe a Mr. le Commandeur de Dampierre, Briguadier [sic] des armees du Roy.
Pen-and-ink, watercolor, and wash (yellow, green, red). Sectioned into 10 panels, mounted on cloth.
Notes (date):
fait en 1780, le 15 juin
Call #:
Ayer MS map 235 (NLO)