A view of New Castle with the fort and light house on the entrance of Piscataqua River, 1780
Scope and Contents
This collection contains approximately 300 rare printed maps, unique manuscript maps, and published texts collected by Richard H. Brown, which pertain to the American Revolutionary War era.
Dates
- 1780
Creator
- Des Barres, Joseph F. W. (Joseph Frederick Wallet), 1729-1824 (Creator, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research during scheduled appointments. Researchers must complete the Washington Library’s Special Collections and Archives Registration Form before access is provided. The library reserves the right to restrict access to certain items for preservation purposes.
Extent
1 Sheets ; 15 x 25 cm.
Language of Materials
English
Reference numbers
Client reference #149; WAG #289297
Provenance
Martayan Lan Augustyn Inc., 14 April 2005.
Additional details
Not drawn to scale. Small farms and fields in the foreground; in the background the fort on the left and the town on the right. From the author's Atlantic Neptune.
Condition
Pencil lower right.
Created/Published
[London] : J.F.W. Des Barres, 1780?
- Engravings (prints) Subject Source: Genre Terms: A Thesaurus for Use in Rare Book and Special Collections Cataloguing
- New Castle (N.H.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections at The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon Repository
PO Box 3600
Mount Vernon VA 22121
703-799-3600
