Price: $2,500.00
SKU: 59306
ARTIST: David Ramsay
PUBLISHER: Published in "Histoire de la revolution d'Amerique."
MEDIUM: Copperplate engraving,
DATE: 1787.
EDITION SIZE: Image size 14 x 11 1/8" (35.4 x 35.4 cm)
DESCRIPTION: "Engraved by Picquet." This copperplate engraving from 1787 was published in "Histoire de la revolution d'Amerique."<br><br> The Siege of Charleston took place during the spring of 1780. The British forces under General Sir Henry Clinton completely outmaneuvered the Americans under General Benjamin Lincoln. In this map, the British fleet can be seen anchored in the Cooper River. The Siege de Charleston was published in the French edition of David Ramsay's "History of the Revolution in South Carolina." Item no. 59306 at our website – link in bio. <br><br> “David Ramsay is considered to be one of the first major historians of the American Revolution. His significant contributions to American literature include two volumes of History of the Revolution in South Carolina (1785), History of the American Revolution (1787), and The Life of George Washington (1807). In addition to being a historian, Ramsay was a politician in South Carolina and a trained physician who served as a combat surgeon briefly during the American Revolutionary War. <br><br> When the British took over Charleston in 1780, Ramsay was imprisoned in St. Augustine, Florida. With so much time on his hands in prison, Ramsay began to write History of the Revolution in South Carolina, though it would not be published until 1785. It focused on providing justifications for the Revolution and highlighted the achievements of revolutionary heroes.” - Sarah Crosswy
ADDITIONAL INFO: Nicely framed in a 1 7/8" black and gold molding. Overall framed size, 19 x 16.5 inches
CONDITION: Good condition. Black & white.
REFERENCE: Nebenzahl #84.
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