George III’s maps and views showing the war from North America to India
William Faden (1749-1836)
Battle of Brandywine, 1777
Battle of Brandywine, 1777
BATTLE / OF / BRANDYWINE / in which / THE REBELS / were defeated, / September the 11.th 1777, / by the Army under the Command of / GENERAL / S.R WILL.M HOWE published 1778
Etching and engraving; printed on paper; hand coloured | Scale: 1:15,675 approx. | RCIN 734027
William Faden (1749-1836)
Map of the Battle of Brandywine, 1777 (near Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, USA) 39?52'18"N 75?35'28"W published 1778
Detailed object viewer
K. Nebenzahl, A bibliography of printed battle plans of the American Revolution 1775-1795, Chicago and London 1975, no.126, p.82
K. Nebenzahl and R.D. Higginbotham, Atlas of the American Revolution, Chicago 1974, no.24
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William Faden (1749-1836) (engraver and publisher) [top right, below title:] NOTE The Operations of the Column under / the Command of His Excellency / Lieutenant General Knyphausen / is engraved from a Plan drawn / on the Spot by S.W. WERNER / Leiut.t of Hessian Artillery. / Engraved by W.M FADEN, / Charing Cross, / 1778; [bottom centre, outside border:] Published according to Act of Parliament by W.m Faden, Charing Cross April 13.th 1778.
SW Werner (active 1777) (surveyor)
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Watermark: Fleur-de-lys in crowned shield, the letters G R below; countermark: WF
Condition: one fold line; induced discolouration to both sides
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Scale: 1:15,675 approx. Scale bar: Scale of 1200 Yards [70 mm =].
48.6 x 43.3 cm (neatline)
53.8 x 43.7 cm (image)
56.1 x 45.8 cm (platemark)
67.9 x 53.8 cm (sheet)
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Printed title:
BATTLE / OF / BRANDYWINE / in which / THE REBELS / were defeated, / September the 11.th 1777, / by the Army under the Command of / GENERAL / S.R WILL.M HOWE. [top right]
Additional text:
[bottom, below view, in four columns, a key, aa-i, k-uu, to the dispositions of the troops:] References to the Column under the Command of His Excellency Lieut.t Gen.l Knyphausen.
Annotations:
George III heading: Battle of Brandywine 11 Sep. 1777.
Other annotations: (Recto) none. (Verso) [along right edge, centre, black pencil, erased and partly legible:] 14-18 [and, black pencil:] XVII/[?].
George III catalogue entry:
Brandywine A Plan of the Battle of Brandywine in which the Rebels were defeated, Sept.r 11.th 1777, by the Army under the command of General Sir William Howe: published by Faden 1778.
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From the collection of military and naval maps and prints formed by George III (1738-1820)
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Subject(s)
near Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, USA (39°52'18"N 75°35'28"W)
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