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English: Detail of a 1780s manuscript map depicting the eastern coastal areas of Virginia, including portions of "Princess Anne" and Norfolk counties. The map is oriented with North to the bottom and South to the top. Part of the mouth of Chesapeake Bay is visible at the bottom of the map. The map depicts the sites of several military actions fought on land in the early days of the American Revolutionary War, including w:en:Battle of Kemp's Landing, w:en:Battle of Great Bridge, and the w:en:Burning of Norfolk, and the site of two sea battles of the war, the First and Second Battles of the Capes, the latter also known as w:en:Battle of the Chesapeake.
Date circa 1785
date QS:P,+1785-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
(Following a logistical and political delay of about 17 years, construction of the Cape Henry Lighthouse w:en:Cape Henry Light, depicted on the map, began about 1791 and was completed in 1792), LC claims "1779?;" Worldcat [1] claims "1785?". [See also "Early Map of First Colony’s Easternmost Landscape, Landmarks and Landowners"[2].]Hogident (talk) 08:12, 26 January 2015 (UTC)
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This map is available from the United States Library of Congress's Geography & Map Division
under the digital ID g3880.ar144300.
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  1. http://www.worldcat.org/title/map-of-norfolk-and-princess-anne-counties-va-and-currituck-county-in-north-carolina/oclc/467938326
  2. https://amercorps.wordpress.com/2014/04/05/map-1785/

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