Savannah, 1779 RCIN 734052

A plan of Savannah showing the defence works and the works of the enemy 9 October 1779. American War of Independence (1775-83). Oriented with south-east to top. Manuscript title: Plan OF the TOWN of SAVANNAH, SHEWING the WORKS CONSTRUCTED for its DEFENCE: Likewise THE APPROACHES and BATTERIES of the ENEMY, Together with THE JOINT ATTACK of the FRENCH & REBELS On the 9.th October 1779. left centre Insets: bottom centre, a section through the fortification. Scale: 1:121 approx. Scale bar: 75 mm = 30 Feet. Size: 5.2 x 44.1 cm (neatline). Bottom right: SECTION of a REDOUBT. Scale: 1:120 approx. 76 mm = 30 Feet. Size: 5.3 x 23.8 cm (neatline). Additional text: right, in plain rectangular cartouche, a key, 1-14, to the batteries and the number of guns in each, the numbers of pieces of field artillery, the numbers of French guns, a symbol for the Rebel 'Galleys' ships, and, A-I, K, to other military features. A note reads: 'The works Coloured Green were finished before the Summons and the other works during the Siege': REFERENCE. A fair drawn plan showing the positions of the French encampments and batteries, and those of the British, during the siege of Savannah, 4-9 Octobe

Date

1779

Mapmaker / publisher

James Moncrief (1744-93) (draughtsman) John Wilson (active 1779-80) surveyor

Place

Savannah, Georgia

Archive

Wikimedia Commons

Type

map

Original size

2,000 × 1,574 pixels

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