PLAN OF THE POSITION which the ARMY under L.\T GEN.\L BURGOINE took at SARATOGA/ on the 10.\th of September 1777, and in which it remained until THE CONVENTION was signed.
William Faden
February 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
1978.0040.001
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Special Fund for Collection Objects
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Object Number
1978.0040.001
Object Name
Map
Title
PLAN OF THE POSITION which the ARMY under L.\T GEN.\L BURGOINE took at SARATOGA/ on the 10.\th of September 1777, and in which it remained until THE CONVENTION was signed.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
William Faden (Engraver and publisher)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
February 1 1780 (1780-1780)
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Top right of center beneath title
Inscription: Engraved by W.\m Faden.
Type: Inscription
Location: Bottom center
Inscription: Published as y\e Act directs, Feb.\y 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
Dimensions (inches)
13.1 (H) x 21.9 (W) x 9.5 (D) x 19.4 (Diam) x 8.5 (Image H) x 18.6 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
33.2 (H) x 55.7 (W) x 24.1 (D) x 49.3 (Diam) x 21.5 (Image H) x 47.2 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at left. W at bottom. Plate H (at left): 9.5 in. (24.1 cm). Plate W (at bottom): 19.4 in. (49.3 cm). Chain intervals: 2.8-2.9 cm; 8 laid lines per cm.
Publisher Summary
W. Faden
Publisher Date
02/01/1780
Place of Publication
Corner of St. Martins Lane, Charing Cross, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
W. Faden
Edition Watermark
none
Coloring
Hand colored with watercolors
Edition Notes
Published in John Burgoyne, A State of the Expedition from Canada, as Laid Before the House of Commons...and Verified by Evidence; with a collection of Authentic Documents (London: John Almon, 1780).