Jacob Broom map of Brandywine, 1777

George Washington's map of the Brandywine region of Delaware, 1777, drawn by Jacob Broom. These maps were used during the Battle of Brandywine, in which the British defeated the Americans, and forced them to withdraw to Philadelphia.
The map includes natural elements like rivers, creeks, s...

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Main Author: Jacob Broom, 1752-1810 (Creator)
Date:1777
Dimensions:55 x 150 cm
59.5 x 91 cm
Call Number:Am .603 folio
Format: Electronic
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Map
Copyright:Please contact Historical Society of Pennsylvania Rights and Reproductions (rnr@hsp.org)
Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/13007
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Summary: George Washington's map of the Brandywine region of Delaware, 1777, drawn by Jacob Broom. These maps were used during the Battle of Brandywine, in which the British defeated the Americans, and forced them to withdraw to Philadelphia.
The map includes natural elements like rivers, creeks, streams, and hills, as well as roads, paths, and bridges. Image 1 features distances between points on the map.

This digital record contains two images that depict two maps held together in a folio labeled as: "Region of the Brandywine MS. of George Washington 1777."