New York: Published by C. Smith, [1797]. 8 ½ x 13 ¾." This very detailed plan of the Battle of Saratoga is closely derived from Faden's 1780 map of the same title; with a shading key, it shows the position of American and "Royal" troops. Smith's rendition omits an inch..... More
Berlin: In der Vossischen Buchhandlung. 1795. This German translation of Stedman's well-known history of the American Revolution was published in 1795, the year after the English first edition. Two of the three small folding maps are present: Plan von der Stellung welche die Armee unter dem Gen Lieut. Burgoine bey..... More
Newport [RI]: Printed by Solomon Southwick. 1774. 6 3/4 x 4 1/4. The title cut of this barely pre-Revolutionary War almanac is an elaborate woodcut of an astronomer seated behind a globe and looking through a telescope as two fanciful creatures fill the night sky. As if looking into the..... More
Williamsburg, VA: John Pinkney [publisher], 1775. 16 ¾ x 10 ½”. The text of the "Causes and Necessity of their Taking Up Arms" appears on pages 2 and 3 of the newspaper. The Second Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia on May 10, 1775, only about seven months after the..... More
![Item #3736 Representation du Feu Terrible a Nouvelle Yorck. [printed in mirror image.]. New York...](https://bickerstaffs.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/3736.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1631920882)
Augsburg. Grave par Francois Xav. Habermann. From: Collection des Prospects. Ca. late 1770s. Sheet size: 13 x 17 ½.” Image area about: 11 ½ x 15 ¾.”. This is an example of a vue d'optique or "perspective view" that was a form of visual entertainment in the latter half of..... More
