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Combat naval a la hauteur de la Baye de Chezapeake sic le 5 7bre. 1781

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Title Combat naval a la hauteur de la Baye de Chezapeake sic le 5 7bre. 1781

Date 1781

Place Atlantic Ocean--Chesapeake Bay, United States, Virginia

Language French

Subjects Chesapeake Capes (Md. and Va.), Battle of, 1781, Manuscript maps, Naval battles

Description Oriented to the west. Pen-and-ink, watercolor and wash (green, brown, yellow, blue). Sectioned into 10 panels, mounted on cloth. Scale approximately 1:59,800. Limited relief shown by shading.

Summary Shows the Battle of Chesapeake Bay between the French fleet led by Vice Admiral the Comte de De Grasse and the British fleet led by Rear Admiral Thomas Graves. Identifies individual ships and details the maneuvers of both fleets east of Capes Charles and Henry at the entrance to the Bay. French victory helped force the September 19 surrender at Yorktown of besieged British land forces under General Charles Cornwallis.

Extent 1 ms. map : hand col. ; 452 x 592 mm

Format Manuscript maps, Maps

Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection

Link to Catalog View record

Call Number Ayer MS map 239

BibID 125747

Projects Tag Edward E. Ayer Digital Collection

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 11321px × 8611px 278.94 MB

Filename 991257478805867_ayer_ms_map_239.tif

Unique Identifier NL11HPXF

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