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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Marshall, John
• Lewis, Samuel[Kartograf]
• Stuart, Gilbert
• Washington, Bushrod
• Edwin, David[Graveur]
• Jones, Benjamin[Graveur]
• Marshall, Thomas K[Graveur]
• Seymour, Joseph H[Graveur]
• Shallus, Francis[Graveur]
• Vallance, John[Graveur]

Titel

The life of George Washington, commander in chief of the American forces, during the war which established the independence of his country, and first president of the United States : Compiled under the inspection of the Honourable Bushrod Washington, from original papers bequeathed to him by his deceased relative, and now in possession of the author. ; To which is prefixed, an introduction, containing a compendious view of the colonies planted by the English on the continent of North America, from their settlement to the commencement of that war which terminated their independence

Ort / Verlag

Philadelphia : Printed and published by C.P. Wayne

Erscheinungsjahr

[1804-[1807]

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• "Subscribers to The life of Washington."--atlas, p. [3]-22. Names listed by state and city or town. Includes list of subscribers outside of the United States. - Atlas has engraved title page: The life of George Washington. Maps and subscribers' names. Philadelphia: published by C.P. Wayne., 1807. - Frontispiece portrait of Washington engraved by David Edwin after Gilbert Stuart. Some maps in atlas drawn by Samuel Lewis, and engraved by Benjamin Jones, Thomas K. Marshall, Joseph Seymour, Francis Shallus, Benjamin Tanner and John Vallance. - Includes bibliographical references. - Two states of atlas plate III noted. In the first, map is signed: Drawn by S. Lewis. B. Jones sc. In the second, map is signed: Drawn by S. Lewis from the original surveys made by order of Gen. Washington. Marshall sct. - Vol. 1-3 copyright Feb. 13, 1804 by Caleb P. Wayne; v. 4-5 copyright Jan. 3, 1805 by Caleb P. Wayne. - Vol. 1-3 published in 1804; v. 4 in 1805; v. 5 and atlas in 1807. - Vol. 1: [2], xxii, 488, 45, [1] p., [1] leaf of plates; v. 2: viii, 560, 72 p.; v. 3: viii, 580, 28 p.; v. 4: viii, 626, [2], 16 p.; v. 5: vii, [1], 779, [1], 36 p. Last page of v. 1 blank
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