Map of Part of Rhode Island, Shewing the Position of the American & British Armies at the Siege of Newport, & the subsequent Action on the 29th of August 1778.

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• PUBLISHER: Published by J. Crissy, Philadelphia

• MEDIUM: Engraving

  DATE: 1832

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 9 1/8 x 6" (23 x 15.4 cm)

• DESCRIPTION: Engraved by Joseph Yeager. Depicts the British & American positions on land (outlined in red and blue) and the British and French fleets 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 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