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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03795 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1775 |
| Title | Autograph manuscript map of Boston drawn and annotated by Trumbull |
| Date | September 1775 |
| Author | Trumbull, John (fl. 1775) |
| Document Type | Map |
| Content Description | Drawn for Washington on paper watermarked Norwich [Conn.]. Said to be one of the maps which introduced Trumbull to Washington's favor. It shows Boston, Cambridge and the surrounding harbor, with fortifications. Reproduced as a print in Theodore Sizer, Works of Col. John Trumbull (New Haven 1967), fig. 249, who refers to the original as "lost." This autograph manuscript is reproduced in The Correspondence of Captain Nathan and Lois Peters (Connecticut Historical Society, 1980). |
| Subjects | Revolutionary War Military History American Statesmen Continental Army Geography and Natural History Art, Music, Theater, and Film Fortification President |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | The American Revolution; The Presidency; Science, Technology, Invention |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |