Name/Title
Plan of a Project to Fortifie [sic] Charles TownEntry/Object ID
2019.001.17Scope and Content
Color photocopy of De Brahm's "Plan for a Project to Fortify Charles Town, Done by Desire of his Excellency The Gouvernour in Council, by William De Brahm, Captain, Ingineer [sic], in the Service of His Late Imp Maj. Charles VII." Copied on two pages, showing the fortification wall surrounding the City [Walled City] (first page), including a northern fortification (second page). This plan was rejected because of the exorbitant cost and his later (1755) plan was begun.
Source of original map not indicated.Collection
HCF Map CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2019.001Source or Donor
New Archives Catalog Records (2019)Acquisition Method
Collected by StaffLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
MapNomenclature Primary Object Term
CartographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Historic maps of Charleston, Wall Street, Forts and fortifications--South Carolina--Charleston--Maps, Charleston (S.C.)--MapsArchive Details
Creator
De Brahm, William Gerard, 1717-1799Archive Size/Extent
2 pages (photocopy), 23.5" x 35"Archive Notes
Date(s) Created: 1752?
Date(s): 1752? (date of original)Location
Location
Container
FolderDrawer
Drawer 4Cabinet
Blueprints-Maps 5Room
Margaretta P. Childs ArchivesBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023General Notes
Note
Notes: Date from Colonial Wars of North America, 1512-1763 (Routledge Revivals): An Encyclopedia by Alan Gallay.Created By
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February 20, 2019Updated By
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February 5, 2020