(WAR OF 1812) Plan of the Siege of Plattsburg and Capture of

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(WAR OF 1812.) Plan of the Siege of Plattsburg, and Capture of the British Fleet on Lake Champlain. The 11th Septr. 1814. To Accompany B. Tanner's Print of Macdonough's Victory. 10 1/2x8 3/4 inches sheet size, ample margins; mounted to stiff card, stained. [Philadelphia, 1816]

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Small topographical plan recounting the land action and naval positioning in the vicinity of Plattsburgh, NY, during the decisive victory of American Commander Thomas Macdonough over Captain George Downie's British flotilla.

Scarce with only a handful of institutional copies and but one ancient auction record (George Brinley, 1893, together with the Reinagle/Tanner view).