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English: The Attack and defeat of the American fleet under Benedict Arnold, by the Kings fleet commanded by Captn. Thos. Pringle, upon Lake Champlain, the 11th of October, 1776, from a sketch taken by an officer on the spot.

Relief shown by hachures. A letterpress 'Account of the expedition' at the bottom of the sheet concludes with 'to be had of Messrs. Wallis and Stonehouse, booksellers, Ludgate-Street.' Detached from: Faden, William. [Atlas of battle plans, ca. 1783], no. 5.

The atlas was previously owned by British general Sir Henry Clinton.
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Source https://collections.leventhalmap.org/search/commonwealth:z603vn23b
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William Faden  (1749–1836)  wikidata:Q8008902
 
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Faden & Jefferys
Description British cartographer and publisher
Date of birth/death circa 1750
date QS:P,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
 21 March 1836 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death London Shepperton
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From 1771: "Geographer to the King and to the Prince of Wales"
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creator QS:P170,Q8008902
Other versions ValcourIslandMap1776Overview.jpg
Camera location44° 39′ 12.71″ N, 73° 23′ 22.96″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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