Plan of the Entrance of Chesapeak [sic] Bay, with James and York Rivers wherein is shown the Respective Positions (in the beginning of October) 1. of the British Army Commanded by Lord Cornwallis, 2. of the American and French Forces under General Washington, 3. and of the French Fleet under Count de Grasse.

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Title	Plan of the Entrance of Chesapeak [sic] Bay, with James and York Rivers wherein is shown the Respective Positions (in the beginning of October) 1. of the British Army Commanded by Lord Cornwallis, 2. of the American and French Forces under General Washington, 3. and of the French Fleet under Count de Grasse.
Publisher	Faden, William, 1750?-1836
Place of Publication	London
Date	26 November 1781
Publisher Transcription	By an Officer. London. Publish'd by Wm. Faden Charing Cross, Novr. 26th. 1781.
Physical description	1 map hand col. (faded) 41 x 52 cm., sheet 50 x 64 cm.
Geographic Area	North America United States Chesapeake Bay Virginia Yorktown
Scale	Scale [1:250,000]
Coordinates	W 77°/N 37°30' approx.
Depiction date	1781
Notes	Kashnor notes, "Exceedingly rare War Plan of the final action in the War of Independence. It shows Cornwallis cooped up in York by the American Army, and in Gloucester by the combined forces of Colonials and French. The French Fleet of thirty-two vessels under De Grasse has closed the entrance to York River, and the French ships under Barras hold the entrance to James River, dominate Fort George, and guard Barwell's Ferry. Only a few copies of this plan are known. The victory of Washington was a terrible blow to England, and it is doubtful whether the publisher sold enough copies to pay for his trouble in engraving. In any case, few people in England would wish to keep the map to remind them of a great failure." Relief: no. Graphic Scale: Miles. Projection: Plane. Printing Process: Copper engraving. Verso Text: MS note: 152 (on backing).
Call Number	105:152 M
Subjects	Yorktown (Va.) -- History -- Siege, 1781 -- Maps -- Early works to 1800.
Provenance	Purchased en bloc by HEH from the Museum Book Store, June 7, 1927.
Donor/Former owner	Kashnor, L. Museum Book Store.
Language	English
Department	Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery. Rare Books Dept.
Physical Collection	Huntington Rare Book Maps
Digital Collection	Maps, Huntington Digital Library
Digitization Specifications	Low resolution, migrated image; no image kept on file, must request new image.
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