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A general and particular plan of the island of Castle William near Boston : shewing the works in their original and present state, together with sections through the same / carried on and survey'd under the direction of, and by Iohn Montresor Esqr., engineer extraordinary and Capt. Lieut., by order of the Honble. Thomas Gage Esqr., Lieut. General and Commander in Chief of his Majesty's forces in North America andc.
- Format:
- Map/Atlas
- Author/Creator:
- Montrésor, John, 1736-1799.
- Series:
- Colonial America (Marlborough, England)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Great Britain. Colonial Office.
- Great Britain. Army.
- Harbors.
- Fortification.
- Fort Independence (Mass.)--Maps--Early works to 1800.
- Fort Independence (Mass.).
- Fortification--Massachusetts--Castle Island--Maps--Early works to 1800.
- Castle Island (Mass.)--Maps--Early works to 1800.
- Castle Island (Mass.).
- Harbors--Massachusetts--Boston--Maps--Early works to 1800.
- Great Britain. Army--Colonial forces--Massachusetts--Boston--Early works to 1800.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain. Colonial Office--Archives.
- Massachusetts--Boston.
- Massachusetts--Castle Island.
- Genre:
- Archives.
- Maps.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 manuscript) map : color
- Scale indeterminable.
- Cartographic Data:
- Scale indeterminable.
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1771.
- Contents:
- [Particular plan of Castle William]
- General plan of the Island of Castle William, shewing its situation with respect to the adjacent islands
- Sections : through a b ; through c d.
- Notes:
- "New York, 16th Jany. 1771."
- Detailed plan of Castle William, with a map of the island in relation to the shipping channel and other islands in the harbour, and two sections showing the structures of the north east and south west ravelins.
- Relief shown by hill shading.
- Oriented with north towards the top right.
- Hand color.
- "In Lt. Genl. Gage's (No. 35) of 16 Jany. 1771."
- Originally part of Colonial Office file CO 5/89.
- Volume reference numbers on publisher's website: MR 1/19.
- Electronic reproduction. Marlborough, England : Adam Matthew Digital, c2015. (Colonial America. Module 1)
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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