The "Percy Map"

The "Percy Map"

The Cartographic Image of New England and Strategic Planning during the Revolutionary War
An examination of the Douglass-Jefferys-Green Map of the Most Inhabited Part of New England (1755), of its use for strategic planning by Hugh, Earl Percy, British general in Boston, New York, and Rhode Island, 1774-1777, and of its cartographic significance in determining the image of New England.

Patriot's Day -- 19 April -- 1998

The map will remain on display at the Osher Map Library until May 17th, 1998, at the following hours: Saturday, 9a.m.-12.30p.m.; Wednesday, 1-4.30p.m. and 6-8p.m.; and Thursday, 9a.m.-12.30p.m. and 1-4.30p.m. For more information about the library, including directions, please click on the compass rose below.