Sketch of the Catawba River at McCowans Ford / engraved for Stedmans History of the American War, Feby. 6th, 1794.

1794
Map Collection #MC0051
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Stedman, C. (Charles), 1753-1812
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Sketch of the Catawba River at McCowans Ford (1794) (#MC0051), East Carolina Manuscript Collection, J.Y. Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
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A Sketch of the Catawba River at McCowans Ford was drawn by Charles Stedman and published in 1794. History of the Origin, Progress, and Termination of the American War. It shows the American Revolutionary War battle plan for the February 1, 1781, battle which took place in northwestern Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, at McCowan's (later known as Cowan's Ford) on the Catawba River.

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March 23, 2015, (unprocessed) 1 item, 0.001 cubic feet; A "Sketch of the Catawba River at McCowans Ford" was drawn by Charles Stedman and published in 1794. History of the Origin, Progress, and Termination of the American War. It shows the American Revolutionary War battle plan for the February 1, 1781, battle which took place in northwestern Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, at McCowan's (later known as Cowan's Ford) on the Catawba River. Purchased with state funds from Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps, Inc., CA.

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Purchased with state funds from Barry Lawrence Ruderman Antique Maps, Inc., La Jolla, CA.

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