A selection of stock we have recently added to our website.
A selection of stock we have recently added to our website.
A selection of stock we have recently added to our website.
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A Map of the Island of Cape Breton.
[n.d., July 1758.]
Rare engraving. 200 x 120mm (8 x 4¾"). Trimmed within plate on left.
A map of Cape Breton, marking Louisburg and where the English landed in June 1758, published in the 'Grand Magazine of Magazines', to illustrate an account of English attacks during the 'French and Indian War', the North American theatre of the 'Seven Years' War'. The French fortress of Louisbourg was captured in 1758, prior to the Siege of Quebec by James Wolfe. The first issue of the 'Grand Magazine' was in July 1758; it ceased publication after the November 1759 issue.
[Ref: 55703] £180.00
[n.d., July 1758.]
Rare engraving. 200 x 120mm (8 x 4¾"). Trimmed within plate on left.
A map of Cape Breton, marking Louisburg and where the English landed in June 1758, published in the 'Grand Magazine of Magazines', to illustrate an account of English attacks during the 'French and Indian War', the North American theatre of the 'Seven Years' War'. The French fortress of Louisbourg was captured in 1758, prior to the Siege of Quebec by James Wolfe. The first issue of the 'Grand Magazine' was in July 1758; it ceased publication after the November 1759 issue.
[Ref: 55703] £180.00
A Plan of the City & Harbour of Louisburg.
[n.d., August 1758.]
Rare engraving. 200 x 120mm (8 x 4¾"). Trimmed within plate right and bottom.
A plan of the environs of the French fortress of Louisbourg, published in the 'Grand Magazine of Magazines', to illustrate an account of English attacks during the 'French and Indian War', the North American theatre of the 'Seven Years' War'. The fortress was captured by a New England army backed by the Royal Navy in 1745, part of the 'War of the Austrian Succession'. Returned to French possession at the end of the war, it was attacked again unsuccessfully in 1757 and finally in 1758, prior to the Seige of Quebec by James Wolfe. The first issue of the 'Grand Magazine' was in July 1758; it ceased publication after the November 1759 issue.
[Ref: 55702] £180.00
[n.d., August 1758.]
Rare engraving. 200 x 120mm (8 x 4¾"). Trimmed within plate right and bottom.
A plan of the environs of the French fortress of Louisbourg, published in the 'Grand Magazine of Magazines', to illustrate an account of English attacks during the 'French and Indian War', the North American theatre of the 'Seven Years' War'. The fortress was captured by a New England army backed by the Royal Navy in 1745, part of the 'War of the Austrian Succession'. Returned to French possession at the end of the war, it was attacked again unsuccessfully in 1757 and finally in 1758, prior to the Seige of Quebec by James Wolfe. The first issue of the 'Grand Magazine' was in July 1758; it ceased publication after the November 1759 issue.
[Ref: 55702] £180.00
A Map of the Country between Crown Point and Albany being the Great Pass from the English to the French Settlements in North America.
[n.d., 1758.]
Engraving. 200 x 130mm (8 x 5¼"). Narrow margins, crease as issued, stitch holes in map area on far right.
A map of New York State between Albany and Crown Point on Lake Champlain, showing wagon trails, forts, and settlements. It was published in the 'Grand Magazine of Magazines', to illustrate an account of the progress of the 'French and Indian War', the North American theatre of the 'Seven Years' War'. The first issue of the 'Grand Magazine' was in July 1758; it ceased publication after the November 1759 issue.
[Ref: 55701] £450.00
[n.d., 1758.]
Engraving. 200 x 130mm (8 x 5¼"). Narrow margins, crease as issued, stitch holes in map area on far right.
A map of New York State between Albany and Crown Point on Lake Champlain, showing wagon trails, forts, and settlements. It was published in the 'Grand Magazine of Magazines', to illustrate an account of the progress of the 'French and Indian War', the North American theatre of the 'Seven Years' War'. The first issue of the 'Grand Magazine' was in July 1758; it ceased publication after the November 1759 issue.
[Ref: 55701] £450.00