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"A plan of the town of Boston with the intrenchments &ca. of His Majesty's forces in 1775, from the observations of Lieut. Page of His Majesty's Corps of Engineers, and from those of other gentlemen."

العربية: خريطة تظهر تقييم ميداني بريطاني لبوسطن في عام 1775.
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Source Library of Congress G3764.B6S3 1777 .P3 Faden 32
Author
Thomas Hyde Page  (1746–1821)  wikidata:Q7790947
 
Thomas Hyde Page
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Sir Thomas Hyde Page
Description British military engineer and cartographer
Date of birth/death 1746 Edit this at Wikidata 30 June 1821 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Boulogne-sur-Mer Edit this at Wikidata
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American Revolution. 1775 British Occupation of Boston. Map by British Officer.

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