Seat of War in the Environs of Philadelphia, from the London Magazine

December 1777

Not on view

England's first literary periodical, the London Magazine, regularly published maps of Britain's rebellious American colonies during the Revolutionary War (1775-81). This 1777 example centers on Pennsylvania, with Maryland and New Jersey below, the Delaware River a promient feature.

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Title: Seat of War in the Environs of Philadelphia, from the London Magazine
Engraver: Thomas Kitchin (British, Southwark 1719–1784 St. Albans)
Printer: Robert Baldwin, London
Date: December 1777
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: Sheet (inlaid): 7 13/16 × 9 15/16 in. (19.8 × 25.2 cm)
Sheet: 9 1/2 × 10 13/16 in. (24.2 × 27.4 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
Object Number: 24.90.1202
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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