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TARLETON, Sir Banastre (1754-1833). A History of the Campaigns of 1780 and 1781, in the Southern Provinces of North America. London: T. Cadell, 1787.
4° (272 x 214 mm). Engraved folding map and four folding plates (outlines and military routes and positions hand-colored). (Some pale dampstaining.) Contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, red morocco lettering piece (joints partly split). Provenance: Aylmer (armorial bookplate).
THIS BOOK HAS GREAT VALUE, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE IT CONTAINS MANY DOCUMENTS THAT CANNOT BE FOUND ELSEWHERE WITHOUT GREAT LABOR” (Church)
FIRST EDITION. Tarleton's is the standard work on the Southern campaigns in the American Revolution. Tarleton was the commander of a Tory cavalry unit, the British Legion, and served in America from May 1776 through the siege of Yorktown. He was renowned for his brutal tactics and hard-riding attacks. The plans illustrate the siege of Charleston, the battles of Camden and Guildford and the siege of Yorktown. The large folding map depicts the marches of Lord Cornwallis in the Carolinas, with Virginia, Maryland and Delaware Counties. Church 1224; Clark Old South 317; Howes T37; Nebenzahl Battle Plans of the American Revolution 60 (the later state, dated 3 February 1787, as published), 83, 90, 92, 197 ("this well-engraved map [of the siege of Yorktown in Virginia] conveys considerable useful information"); Sabin 94397.
4° (272 x 214 mm). Engraved folding map and four folding plates (outlines and military routes and positions hand-colored). (Some pale dampstaining.) Contemporary calf-backed marbled boards, red morocco lettering piece (joints partly split). Provenance: Aylmer (armorial bookplate).
THIS BOOK HAS GREAT VALUE, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE IT CONTAINS MANY DOCUMENTS THAT CANNOT BE FOUND ELSEWHERE WITHOUT GREAT LABOR” (Church)
FIRST EDITION. Tarleton's is the standard work on the Southern campaigns in the American Revolution. Tarleton was the commander of a Tory cavalry unit, the British Legion, and served in America from May 1776 through the siege of Yorktown. He was renowned for his brutal tactics and hard-riding attacks. The plans illustrate the siege of Charleston, the battles of Camden and Guildford and the siege of Yorktown. The large folding map depicts the marches of Lord Cornwallis in the Carolinas, with Virginia, Maryland and Delaware Counties. Church 1224; Clark Old South 317; Howes T37; Nebenzahl Battle Plans of the American Revolution 60 (the later state, dated 3 February 1787, as published), 83, 90, 92, 197 ("this well-engraved map [of the siege of Yorktown in Virginia] conveys considerable useful information"); Sabin 94397.