{"product_id":"13289","title":"Plan of the Town of Boston, with the Attack on Bunker's Hill, in the Peninsula of Charlestown the 17th of June 1775","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"301\"\u003eAn extremely rare American-engraved plan of Boston and the Battle of Bunker Hill, produced in Boston by \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eJohn Norman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, among the earliest works of one of the most important American cartographers of the late eighteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"303\" data-end=\"652\"\u003eIssued in its most desirable form, this example represents the first American edition of an image adapted from an inset in \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe Seat of War in New England\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e, originally published in London in 1775. Norman’s engraving reflects both the immediacy of the conflict and the emerging independence of American mapmaking during the Revolutionary period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"654\" data-end=\"1276\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"654\" data-end=\"678\"\u003eThe Battle Unfolding\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"678\" data-end=\"681\"\u003eThe plan depicts Boston and Charlestown at a moment of crisis, with Charlestown engulfed in flames following British bombardment and the climactic stages of the Battle of Bunker Hill unfolding. British regulars, having twice been repulsed, advance toward the American redoubt and the well-known rail fence, where colonial forces under \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eWilliam Prescott\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eIsrael Putnam\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e make their stand. In the surrounding waters, a Royal Navy squadron fires into American positions from both the Charles River and Boston Harbor, intensifying the drama of the scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1278\" data-end=\"1658\"\u003eAn engraved key identifies principal streets, landmarks, and the locations of active fires, reinforcing both the geographic clarity and narrative force of the composition. The map was originally issued in the exceedingly rare first American edition of \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eAn Impartial History of the War in America\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e (Boston, 1781–1782), where it is often absent, making complete examples especially scarce.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1660\" data-end=\"2080\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1660\" data-end=\"1706\"\u003eJohn Norman and Early American Cartography\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1706\" data-end=\"1709\"\u003eNorman, born in England in 1748, had established himself in America by the mid-1770s and relocated to Boston in 1781. He would soon become a leading figure in early American cartography, helping to fill the void left by the disappearance of British imports after independence. His later publication, \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe American Pilot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e remains his most celebrated work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2082\" data-end=\"2241\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eAmong American Revolutionary battle plans, this engraving stands as one of the rarest and most historically compelling contemporary depictions of the conflict.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New World Cartographic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43150060519485,"sku":"13289","price":8500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/nwcartographic.com\/products\/13289","provider":"New World Cartographic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}