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Complete Record for Item NS4 M31.4.65

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Title:The seat of action, between the British and American forces[,] or an authentic plan of the western part of Long Island, with the engagement of the 27th August 1776 between the kings forces and the Americans . . .from the surveys of Major [Samuel] Holland
Item Type:Maps
Date:1776
Call Number NS4 M31.4.65

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Creator Information (Organization)

Creator: Robert Sayer and John Bennett

Notes

Local_note: Map 5966 .2 has the ink note, UL corner: "From the General Evening Post Decr. 9th 1776. A correspondent has favoured us with ye following circumstantial & Authentic account of ye Roads & Distances from New York to Crown Point [Essex County, New York]. There is accordingly a list of mileages heading north.
Local_note: Pencil accession date, BR corner, recto: "May 8/93"
Extent: 1 printed map
Dimensions: 52 x 32 cm.
Local_note: A reduced, printed copy of this map, Map 2640, was made in the 19th century by A.C. Austin, Albany. It has the call numbers NS12 M7.5.48, but it has been misplaced and cannot be found (5/15/95).
Medium: black and color ink, with hand coloring, on paper backed with cloth
General_note: Inset, left edge center: "Road from Amboy to Philadelphia"

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