A plan of the action at Bunkers Hill, on the 17th. of June, 1775 : between His Majesty's troops under the command of Major General Howe, and the rebel forces

Containers:
Drawer 122 : L : 3, Section 5
Creator:
Page, Thomas Hyde, Sir, 1746-1821, Montrésor, John, 1736-1799, and Faden, William, 1749-1836
Extent:
1 Sheets
Scope and content:

Page, an English military engineer who served as aide de campe to General Howe during the action, prepared this detailed plan of the Battle of Bunker Hill. It is the best known and most commonly reproduced plan of the battle. Warrens redoubt, fences, and hedgerows are shown in great detail, as well as the lines of march of attacking forces, British ships, and the Corps Hill battery with lines of fire. The position of British troops late in the action is depicted on a separate overlay which accompanies the map.

Language:
English .
Custodial history:

Client reference #22; WAG #289151

Martayan Lan, 26 September 1991.

Material specific details:
Scale [ca. 1:4,800] ; Relief shown by hachures. "N.B. The ground plan is from an actual survey by Captn. Montresor." An overlay (15 x 23 cm.) tipped on at the middle right shows the first position of the troops.
Physical facet:
1 map : hand colored
Dimensions:
49 x 43 cm.
Other descriptive data:

London : William Faden, [1778?]

Related material:

Nebenzahl, K. Bibliography of printed battle plans, 29

Access and use

Location of collection:
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
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