Sketch of the march of the British army under M. Genl. Ross from the 19th to the 29th Augt 1814

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Title
Sketch of the march of the British army under M. Genl. Ross from the 19th to the 29th Augt 1814
Creator
Great Britain. Army. 44th Regiment
Smith, Robert, fl. 1814
Contributor
Ross, Robert,--1766-1814
Smith, Robert,--fl. 1814
Published / Created
[1814]
Abstract

Includes five insets showing detailed positions at: Benedict; a point northwest of Benedict; Nottingham; Upper Marlborough; and "Wood Yard" (southwest of Upper Marlborough).

Manuscript map, pen-and-ink and watercolor, detailing the advance of British forces under Major General Robert Ross on Washington, D.C., including the Battle of Bladensburg, and the route of the army's return after the burning of Washington. Shows area in Maryland from Benedict to Bladensburg, including Washington, D.C.

Description
Artist/cartographer attribution from donor files.
Bears manuscript notes in pencil in a different hand.
Purchased by Paul Mellon from C. A. Stonehill, Inc., 1958. Bequest of Paul Mellon (Yale 1929), 2000.
Robert Smith, Lieutenant of the British 44th Regiment.
Scale ca. 1:160,000. Scale of insets ca. 1:21,000.
Title from caption.
Extent
1 item (1 sheet) ;
44.5 x 61.5 cm., in mat 56 x 72 cm.
Language
English

Collection Information

Repository
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Call Number
GEN MSS FILE 366 (Brsides)

Subjects, Formats, And Genres

Format
still image
Genre
Maps
Subject (Geographic)
Maryland--History--War of 1812--Maps
Washington (D.C.)--History--Capture by the British, 1814--Maps
Subject (Name)
Ross, Robert,--1766-1814
Smith, Robert,--fl. 1814
Subject (Topic)
Bladensburg, Battle of, Bladensburg, Md., 1814--Maps

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Citation
Robert Smith, Sketch of the March of the British Army under M. Genl. Ross from the 19th to the 29th Augt 1814. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.

Identifiers

Orbis Record
6483068
Object ID (OID)
11993284

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