A Plan of New York Island, Long Island, Staten Island and East New Jersey, with a Particular Description of the Engagement on the Woody Heights of Long Island, between Flatbush and Brooklyn, on the 27th August, 1776

Publisher William Faden, the Elder British

Publisher William Guy Wall Irish

October 1779

Not on view

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Title: A Plan of New York Island, Long Island, Staten Island and East New Jersey, with a Particular Description of the Engagement on the Woody Heights of Long Island, between Flatbush and Brooklyn, on the 27th August, 1776
Publisher: William Faden, the Elder (British, 1711–1783)
Publisher: William Guy Wall (Irish, Dublin 1792–after 1864 Ireland (active America))
Published in: London; New York
Date: October 1779
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: sheet: 30 1/16 x 18 9/16 in. (76.3 x 47.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Edward W. C. Arnold Collection of New York Prints, Maps and Pictures, Bequest of Edward W. C. Arnold, 1954
Object Number: 54.90.1033
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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