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This close-up on New Bern appears on the "complete map of North Carolina from an actual survey," made by John Collet, Swiss military engineer, cartographer, captain in the British army, and governor of Fort Johnson, NC. Collet highlighted North…

A photograph of a segment of a 1760 map of Gibraltar.

This is the full account of the anonymous account of the Siege of Gibraltar excerpted in newspapers and magazines in 1781.

A magazine article listing the postings of British troops throughout the empire.

A map made by William Faden showing Gibraltar during the Siege, including French, Spanish, and British army and navy locations.

A slightly abridged copy of the same account of the Siege taken from the diary of a woman that was included in the Scots Magazine.

An early copy of the anonymous excerpt from Gibraltar from August 1781.

A page from the "Monthly Chronicle" section of the Westminster Magazine.