Physical Description:
1 map (2 p.) ; 19 cm. Notes:
Autograph map of Huntington Bay, Long Island, New York, drawn by
Destouches. The tile reads: "Description de la baye de Huntington
selon de le report qui mon a ete fait". To the left of the title is
a compass rose, with North pointing directly up. Points within the
Bay are numbered. The map is undated and unsigned. The verso is
blank. Title supplied by cataloger. Subjects:
Destouches, Charles-René-Dominique Sochet, 1727-1794. ; Huntington
Bay (N.Y. : Bay) -- Maps. ; United States -- History -- Revolution,
1775-1783 -- Participation, French. ; United States -- History --
Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Naval operations. Form/Genre:
Military records France 18th century. (aat) ; Military records
United States Revolution, 1775-1783. (aat); Manuscript maps United
States Revolution, 1775-1783. (aat) Physical Collection:
Papers of Charles-René-Dominique Sochet Destouches, 1754-1804
(bulk 1780-1781) ; Orderly Books of the American Revolution. Provenance:
Purchased from the American Art Association, 1926.
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