An exact plan of Charles Town bar and harbour. From an actual survey. With the attack of Fort Sullivan, on the 28th of June 1776, by His Majesty's squadron commanded by Sir Peter Parker.
Single sheet. Engraving. Scale: circa 1:35,000 (bar). Scale in miles. Ungraduated chart. North at 94 degrees. Soundings and shallows shown, together with clearing-lines. Additional Places: South Carolina, Charleston. Contents Note: Ships and landmarks depicted. Sailing directions. Table of ships and their guns, commanders and casualties.
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Object Details
ID: | G246:2/63 |
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Collection: | Charts and maps |
Type: | Chart |
Display location: | Not on display |
Creator: | Robert Sayer & John Bennett; Robert Sayer & John Bennett |
Places: | South Carolina; Charleston County |
Date made: | 1776 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Printed area 51 x 71cm, on sheet 54 x 73cm. |