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A PLAN OF THE TOWN, BAR, HARBOUR AND ENVIRONS, OF CHARLESTOWN IN SOUTH CAROLINA, WITH ALL THE Channels, Soundings, Sailing-marks &c. From the SURVEYS made in the COLONY
William Faden
June 1 1780 (1780-1780)
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
William Faden (Engraver and publisher)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1971.0059
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Object Number
1971.0059
Object Name
Map
Title
A PLAN OF THE TOWN, BAR, HARBOUR AND ENVIRONS, OF CHARLESTOWN IN SOUTH CAROLINA, WITH ALL THE Channels, Soundings, Sailing-marks &c. From the SURVEYS made in the COLONY
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
William Faden (Engraver and publisher)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
June 1 1780 (1780-1780)
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower left, at end of title
Inscription: ...Engraved by William Faden, Charing Cross, 1780.
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom center
Inscription: London. Published as the Act directs, June 1.\st 1780. By W.\m\ FADEN, Charing Cross.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Etched with burin work
- Hand colored
- Painted
Construction Description
Two large pieces of laid paper attached together on the verso.
Dimensions (inches)
21.9 (H) x 28.2 (W) x 20.1 (Image H) x 26.7 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
55.7 (H) x 71.7 (W) x 51 (Image H) x 67.7 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Plate H: 20.6 in. (52.2 cm). Plate W: 27.3 in. (69.3 cm). Chain intervals 2.6-2.8 cm; laid lines 7 per cm.
Publisher Summary
W. Faden
Publisher Date
06/01/1780
Place of Publication
Corner of St. Martins Lane, Charing Cross, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
W. Faden
Edition Watermark
Crowned lily with a countermark of "LVG", after Lubertus van Gerrivink
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors
Edition Notes
Published in William Faden, Atlas of Battles of the American Revolution, folio (London: William Faden, 1770-93). Watermark is a Van Gelder Strassburg lily.