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FADEN, William (1749-1836). A Plan of New York Island with Part of Long Island, Staten Island & East New Jersey, with a particular Description of the Engagement on the Woody Heights of Long Island … on the 27th August 1776 . London: W. Faden [19 October 1776]. The large-paper issue of this detailed map of the British invasion of New York City , first published within weeks of the battle of Long Island. The present is the fifth and final state, probably from a copy of Faden's North American Atlas , 1777. This map gives a detailed account of the battle of New York taken from General Howe’s letter to Lord Germain dated from his camp at New Town, Long Island (present-day Elmhurst, Queens) on 3 September 1776. Above the lists of ordnance and killed, wounded and missing, Howe concluded, “The enemy are still in the possession of the town and island of New York, and make demonstrations of opposing the royal troops in their works on both sides of King’s Bridge. The inhabitants of Long Island, many of whom had been forced into rebellion, have all submitted….” Smaller issues appeared on paper sized about 610 x 500mm. Nebenzahl Atlas, pl. 12; Nebenzahl Battle Plans, 107; Tooley American 41e. Engraved map partially hand-colored above letterpress text in 4 columns, 758 x 570mm (sheet size). (Minor mat-toning, trivial stains along lower-edge from edge-staining when bound.) Float-mounted and framed (unexamined out of frame).