Plan of the Siege of Charleston in S. Carolina.

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• PUBLISHER: Published by J. Crissy, Philadelphia

• MEDIUM: Engraving

  DATE: 1832.

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 6 1/2 x 9 1/8" (26.4 x 23 cm)

• DESCRIPTION: Engraved by Joseph Yeager. Depicts the British positions on land (outlined in red) and fleet in the harbor. 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 and color offset. This series is known for having bad offsetting and or foxing. This is a particularly nice example.

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• CATEGORIES: Maps