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Description
This chart of the Penobscot River was probably drawn by Peleg Wadsworth and shows the flight of the American ships up the Penobscot and away from attacking British vessels. Wadsworth was taken prisoner after this campaign.
The Penobscot Expedition, as it was called, was a failed attempt by the American colonists to remove a planned loyalist community in the Castine area.
About This Item
- Title: Chart of the Penobscot River, ca. 1779
- Creator: Peleg Wadsworth
- Creation Date: 1779
- Subject Date: 1779
- Location: Castine, Hancock County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 19 cm x 48 cm
- Local Code: Map FF 584
- Object Type: Text and Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Castine (Me.)--History
- Maine--History--Revolution, 1775-1781--Campaigns
- Manuscript maps
- Marine battles--Maine--Castine
- Naval vessels
- Penobscot Expedition, 1779--Maps--Early works to 1800
- Penobscot River (Me.)--History
- Ships
- United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1781--Campaigns
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