Price: SOLD
SKU: 97486
PUBLISHER: Lith. by W.C. Rogers for Joseph Shannon's Manual
MEDIUM: Lithograph with hand coloring.
DATE: 1868
EDITION SIZE: Image size 15 5/8 x 23 1/8" (37 x 58.8 cm)
DESCRIPTION: A map showing northern Manhattan island that was made to illustrate the Battle of Harlem Heights which occurred on September 16, 1776. The map is color keyed with red and blue lines indicating the British and Continental forces and a lettered key shows their movements. A “The positions of the Americans”; B.”The line of March of Major Leitch's Flanking Party.; C “The line of March of Colonel Knowlton's Flanking Party.”; D. The American Feint.” And E “The British Assailants.” <br><br> The Battle of Harlem Heights<br><br> The Battle of Harlem Heights was fought during the New York and New Jersey campaign of the American Revolutionary War. The battle took place in what is now the Morningside Heights and east into the future Harlem neighborhoods of northwestern Manhattan Island in New York Town on September 16, 1776.<br><br> The Continental Army, under Commander-in-Chief General George Washington, Major General Nathanael Greene, and Major General Israel Putnam, totaling around 1,800 men, held a series of high ground positions in upper Manhattan against an attacking British Army division totaling around 5,000 men under the command of Major General Alexander Leslie. The battle was a much needed success for Washington and the Continental troops.<br><br> Cartographically the map shows battle site overlaid by the “grid” of modern day New York and shows homes, trees, and hatching for elevation..
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CONDITION: Good condition save for short repaired tear emanating from binding tab. Original color.
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