- 180
[American Revolutionary War]
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 USD
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Description
- Recueil d'estampes représentant les différents évènements de la guerre qui a procuré l'Indépendance aux Etats-Unis de l'Amérique. Précis de cette guerre. Paris: Ponce & Godefroy, [c. 1784]
- Ink, paper and leather
4to (10 1/4 x 8 1/2 in.; 263 x 214 mm). 14 engraved plates and 2 engraved maps. Contemporary calf. Rubbed.
Literature
Howes C576; Sabin 68421.
Catalogue Note
First edition.
An early collection of scenes of the American Revolution, including the tarring and feathering of British customs official John Malcolm, the battle of Lexington, the surrender at Saratoga, the attack of French forces on the island of Dominica... And a series of vignettes commemorating the Treaty of Versailles in 1783. Another issue appeared probably in the same year, with a separate engraved title (the first plate serves as title in the present issue).
An early collection of scenes of the American Revolution, including the tarring and feathering of British customs official John Malcolm, the battle of Lexington, the surrender at Saratoga, the attack of French forces on the island of Dominica... And a series of vignettes commemorating the Treaty of Versailles in 1783. Another issue appeared probably in the same year, with a separate engraved title (the first plate serves as title in the present issue).