Siege of Boston 1775-76 Historical map of the Siege of Boston Following the skirmishes at Lexington and Concord, the British Army retreated to the relative safety of Boston and the city was surrounded by American troops.

The final evacuation of the British by sea on March 17, 1776 marked the end of the Siege of Boston. Explore the sites of fortifications, confrontations, and conflicts on this map. Select the points or lines on the map to learn more.

Historical Map of the Siege of Boston 1776; illustrating the Siege Positions, George Washington.

This map shows the military situation in Boston just after the Battle of Bunker Hill (June 1775) and prior to the British evacuation of the city in March 1776. (This map was published one week before the evacuation).

Oct 24, 2014 · Maps of Boston in 1776 and 2010 show the areal growth of the city. A veteran EMT and ambulance driver in Boston, Ed McCarthy is in a great position to understand his hometown spatially.

Oct 5, 2015 · British Lieutenant Richard Williams was one of the few artists to document the siege of Boston from 1775 through 1776. He created maps, sketches, and watercolors of the places he visited. Today, this collection of imagery is in high demand by museums and private collectors because it gives us a rare glimpse of the war.

The map includes points of military interest such as batteries and fortifications; the locations of prominent buildings (Town Hall, Faneuil Hall, and Roxbury Meeting House), roads, hills, nearby islands in Boston Harbor and the area exposed at low tide.

This manuscript map shows the shape of Boston, Boston Harbor, and the islands during the Siege. It also depicts the south shore to Hingham and includes the locations of ships, army encampments, and a lighthouse.

Shows Boston and vicinity with fortifications and indications of lines of artillery fire from the various batteries in use during 1775 and 1776. Tables of reference at bottom identify principal buildings in Boston.

UNREST IN BOSTON 1765–1776 • Mapping America’s Road from Revolution to Independence • Norman B. Leventhal Map Center MAP 1 Boston | 1769 Map Facts John Bonner’s 1722 map of Boston—the first published map of the city—provides a valuable record of pre-Revolutionary Boston. After Bonner’s death, his partner