Philadelphia Maps

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	A Plan of the City of Philadelphia the Capital of Pennsylvania, 1776 Engraving by P. André Engraving, hand-colored;19 1/2 x 26 1/4. Published by Andrew Drury, London, 4 November 1776. The title credits… » view »
	Philadelphie, 1777 by George-Louis Le Rouge Engraving; 14.5 x 10 in. Printed in Paris, France. Though Le Rouge credits Benjamin Eastburn, this map is in… » view »
	Plan of the City and Environs of Philadelphia, 1777 Engraved by Will Faden » view »
	Survey of Philadelphia and Its Environs, 1777 by John Montresor (1736—99) Map prepared for General William Howe includes detail of Fort Mifflin on Mud Island. » view »
	Draft of the River Delaware from Chester to Philadelphia, 1778 by Engraved by Thomas Conder » view »

American artillery captain John Henry, the twenty-year-old son of Virginia governor Patrick Henry, had distinguished himself in battle [at Saratoga in 1777]. After the cataclysm died down, he wandered the field, staring at the faces, the blue lips, dead staring eyes and glistening teeth, of men he had known. The sight unhinged him. He broke his sword in half and went raving mad. He disappeared for months and never fought again.

— Jack Kelly

Band of Giants: The Amateur Soldiers Who Won America’s Independence (2014)