FIRST BRITISH PLAN OF BUNKER HILL
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(AMERICAN REVOLUTION—
PRINTS.)
[A Plan] of the Battle on
Bunkers Hill . . . by an Officer on the
Spot.
Engraving, 19 x 13
3
/
4
inches; cropped
to the neat line and quite worn on all four
edges with substantial loss, most notably a 10
x 1-inch strip along the lower right edge,
various separations at folds and closed tears,
laid down on paper, ink stamp in lower left
corner of map area.
London: R. Sayer & J. Bennett, 27
November 1775
[1,000/1,500]
The map shows the British batteries in Boston, the
route taken by their transport ships to
Charlestown, and the paths of the British assault
and the American retreat. The descriptive text is
from a letter by John Burgoyne. “The first map of
the skirmish . . . published in London”—Ristow,
Cartography of the Battle of Bunker Hill, page
272. Nebenzahl, Battle Plans of the American
Revolution 28.
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(AMERICAN REVOLUTION—PRINTS.) Burt, Charles, engraver; after
Ranney.
Marion Crossing the Pedee.
Engraving, 13 x 17 inches; small hole in upper
margin.
New York: American Art-Union, 1852
[600/900]
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(AMERICAN REVOLUTION—PRINTS.) Ketterlinus, Wilhelm, engraver; after
Trumbull.
The Death of General Montgomery at Quebec.
Engraving, 16
1
/
2
x 22
1
/
2
inches, on woven paper; minor edge wear and 3 short repaired tears in margins.
New York: John Trumbull, 1808
[400/600]
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