11-19-200611-19-2006
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2341Boston
November 19, 2006 11:00 AMCalender
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(Revolutionary War, North America)

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$940$800
Auction: Books & Manuscripts - 2341Location: BostonDate / Time: November 19, 2006 11:00AM

Description:

(Revolutionary War, North America),A Sketch of the Action Between the British Forces and the American Provincials, on the Heights of the Peninsula of Charlestown, the 17th of June 1775, London, [1775 or later], engraved by Jefferys & Faden, etching with hand-colored troop positions and movements, folio, framed, sheet size 14 by 13 1/4 in., (laid down, margins trimmed, inked number upper right, old folds).

Note: Nebenzahl's Battle Plans, #24, lists a larger version of this map, the earliest map devoted to the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Estimate $600-800

Keywords

Charlestown, Peninsula of Charlestown, London, Bunker Hill