Great Britain. Army. 44th Regiment Smith, Robert, fl. 1814
Published / Created:
[1814]
Call Number:
GEN MSS FILE 366 (Brsides)
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
Includes five insets showing detailed positions at: Benedict; a point northwest of Benedict; Nottingham; Upper Marlborough; and "Wood Yard" (southwest of Upper Marlborough). and 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., and Title from caption.
Subject (Geographic):
Maryland--History--War of 1812--Maps and Washington (D.C.)--History--Capture by the British, 1814--Maps
Subject (Name):
Ross, Robert,--1766-1814 and Smith, Robert,--fl. 1814