Plan of the Investment and Attack of York in Virginia.

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• PUBLISHER: Published by J. Crissy, Philadelphia

• MEDIUM: Engraving

  DATE: 1832.

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 7 3/4 c 8 7/8" (19.5 x 22.4 cm)

• DESCRIPTION: Engraved by Joseph Yeager. Depicts the positions of the American and French regiments surrounding the British entrenchments along the York River. One of a group of battle plan maps that accompanied Marshall's Life of Washington.<br><br> John James Marshall (1755--1835) was the fourth Chief Justice of the United States. A renowned Federalist, Marshall's admiration for George Washington led him to publish "The Life of Washington," a five-volume biography of the famed President and general. In 1832, he produced a revised and condensed two-volume edition with hand-colored maps.

• ADDITIONAL INFO: This piece is in a 9 1/2 x 12 1/4" inch archival mylar for handling.

• CONDITION: Good condition and color save for some minor surface soiling. This series is known for having bad offsetting and or foxing. This is a particularly nice example.

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• CATEGORIES: Maps