PUBLISHER: London, Printed for R. Sayer & J. Bennett no. 53 Fleet Street. . . .
MEDIUM: Copper plate engraving,
DATE: 2nd. Septr. 1775.
EDITION SIZE: Image size 17 7/8 x 21" (45.4 x 53.5 cm) plus margins.
DESCRIPTION: Title on second plate "Plan of the Town of Boston with the Attack on Bunkers-Hill in the peninsula of Charleston, the 17th of June 1775." The map is a rare and important early record of the hostilities in and around Boston at the onset of the Revolutionary War. The image consists of two different plates printed on one sheet. The left and larger plate is “The Seat of War, in New England. . . .” and is based on Thomas Jeffrey’s "Inhabited part of New England. . . ." The right consists of two insets, one of the harbor and one of the city of Boston and the Charlestown peninsula with a depiction the Battle of Bunkers-Hill. The smaller inset in the upper right is a plan of Boston Harbor. The lower inset map is a close up of the "Plan of the Town of Boston with the attack on Bunkers-Hill in the Peninsula of Charleston, the 17th of June 1775." The latter is a detailed and well colored depiction of the Battle of Bunkers-Hill. Charleston is shown in flames along with positions of the British and American forces with artillery and ship positions. An overview of Southeastern New England showing the convergence of American troops from New Hampshire, Connecticut, and Rhode Island towards Boston, along with Washington's route from New York bringing troops and artillery, which proved decisive in the battle.
ADDITIONAL INFO:
CONDITION: Good condition, save for some professionally repaired splits along folds. Original color with some modern enhancements.
REFERENCE: Nebenzahl, Bibliography of Printed Battle Plans. . . ., #6, 6a. Sellers & Van Ee #813. Krieger/Cobb pl. #17.
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