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.

Object Details

ID: G246:2/63
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.