Existing comment:
J. Barber (fl. 1775–1828)
The Country Twenty Five Miles Round New York
Drawn by a Gentleman from that City
London, 1776
Engraving, hand-colored
New-York Historical Society Library
This map is a fascinating composite of geographic overview and presentation of facts. The caption identifies it as a depiction of the British landing in New York, and recent military events are noted on the map. The chronology of "interesting occurrences" and the compendium of travel distances, colonial populations, troop numbers, and names of British commanders demand the viewer's attention as much as the map. |