Sir Henry Clinton's Map of 1780

Archive

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Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

Sir Henry Clinton's Map of 1780

Entry/Object ID

2015.001.5

Scope and Content

Facsimile of Sir Henry Clinton's 1780 Map of Charles Town. Superimposed at the bottom left corner is a text box entitled "A Sketch of the Operations Before Charles town, the Capital of South Carolina," which provides an index to the locations of "fortifications outworks and ships of the enemy under the command of Lieutenant General Lincoln" (forts -- on Mount Pleasant -- on Lemprier Point -- enemy's ships and vessels -- on Sullivans Island -- encampments and approaches -- the general officers quarters -- encampments, the King's ships under the command of Vice Admiral Mariot Arburthnot -- redouts and approaches to batteries). Another superimposed text box shows a detail of the Charleston Harbor, featuring Charles Town, Mount Pleasant, Sullivans Island, part of James Island, Hog Island, and Shutes Folly.

Collection

HCF Map Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2015.001

Source or Donor

New Archives Catalog Records (2015)

Acquisition Method

Collected by Staff

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Map

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Cartograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Historic maps of Charleston, Charleston (S.C.)--Maps

Archive Details

Archive Size/Extent

1 map, 20" x 26.5" (had been folded to ~5.25" x 8.25" to fit within book)

Archive Notes

Date(s): 1780 (original view), [1882]

Location

Location

Container

Folder

Drawer

Drawer 4

Cabinet

Blueprints-Maps 5

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Notes

Damage by folds, including tearing, and right-hand quarter completely torn from rest of map.

General Notes

Note

Notes: Removed from the 1882 City Yearbook, between pp. 360-361. "Presented to the City Council of Charleston, S.C., by T. Bailey Myers, Esq., of New York."

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

October 21, 2015

Updated By

kemmons

Update Date

June 18, 2019