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americas 116 Very Important Revolutionary War Map Of New Jersey FADEN, William Jr. 'THE PROVINCE of NEW JERSEY, Divided into EAST and WEST, commonly called THE JERSEYS.' 'SECOND EDITION with Considerable Improvements Engraved & Published by W.m FADEN. Charing Cross, December 1.st 1778.' London: William Faden Jr., 1778; copperplate engraving, border: 785 x 566 platemark: 805 x 586mm on two sheets joined, in original outline colour. The margins with several short tears restored, but overall a good example of the map. This is the great English map of New Jersey from the Revolutionary War period, compiled by Faden from the survey work of Bernard Ratzer, an officer of engineers with the Royal American Regiment, and Gerard Bancker. This example is in its second state, now described as the 'Second Edition', and with the imprint advanced to 1778. Within the map, Faden has made numbers of changes, noting in his extensive description of his sources: 'In this Second Edition Great use has been made of several Military Surveys generously Communicated by Officers of the British Troops and of the Regiments of Hesse and Anspach.' The second state of the map is appreciably scarcer than the first; it is also unusual to find this map in un-dissected form. Stevens & Tree: Comparative Cartography, 37b. £16,000 84
117 Rare Map Of The American Blockade Of Philadelphia In 1777 FADEN, William Jr. 'THE COURSE OF DELAWARE RIVER from PHILADELPHIA to CHESTER, Exhibiting the several WORKS erected by the REBELS to defend the Passage, with the ATTACKS made upon them by His MAJESTY's LAND & Sea Forces. Engraved by William Faden Charing Cross April 30.th 1778.' London: William Faden Jr., April 30th 1778; copperplate engraving, border: 441 x 679 platemark: 464 x 700mm, in black and white, with the troops positions highlighted in original colour. The paper a little discoloured from old framing, minor offsetting, otherwise a good example. In September 1777, the British captured Philadelphia from the Americans. However, the American retained control of the lower course of the Delaware, The fortifications built along the shore to protect the city, at Fort Mercer and Billingsport in New Jersey, and Fort Mifflin on Mud Island, in the centre of the river (depicted in the first inset), were now used to cut the city off from the sea. In addition, the Americans constructed 'Chevaux de Frize' or 'stackadoes' (as depicted in the second inset) opposite Fort Mercer and Billingsport, as barriers across the deepest channel of the river. In November the British assembled a combined force to break the blockade. Earl Cornwallis, with the army, advanced from the south, capturing the American positions at Billingsport and then Fort Mercer and Fort Mifflin, the latter captured on the 16th after a heavy bombardment. Meanwhile, a British fleet defeated the American fleet, after a determined resistance. Now trapped in the river, the surviving American ships were burnt at Gloucester, so they would not fall into British hands. This is the first state of the map, which was later re-engraved to include details from the British campaign. Nebenzahl: Printed Battle Plans Of The American Revolution, 132 & 132a; Nebenzahl: Atlas of the American Revolution, map 29. £9,000 85 americas
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25 THE WOODEN WALLS 24 MAIN, James.
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THIN RED LINE 27 Rare Broadsheet Pl
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ENGLAND 30 Very Scarce Game Map Of
Page 35 and 36: 32 Very Scarce Road Map Of England
Page 37 and 38: 37 Very Scarce Map Of The Environs
Page 39 and 40: 39 Late Printing Of This Two-Sheet
Page 41 and 42: 42 Rare Plan Of The Chelsea Botanic
Page 43 and 44: 46 Rare Town Plan In Fine Colour NA
Page 45 and 46: 49 ROCQUE, John. 'An Exact PLAN OF
Page 47 and 48: SCOTLAND 52 Very Rare Map Of Scotla
Page 49 and 50: 54 Very Scarce Map Of Scotland Wide
Page 51 and 52: 57 Unusual Letterpress Plan Of The
Page 53 and 54: IRELAND 61 A Lovely Example Of This
Page 55 and 56: EUROPE 63 Rare Eclipse Map Of Europ
Page 57 and 58: 65 Rare Plan Of Gibraltar In a Late
Page 59 and 60: 69 Scarce Military Plan Of Calais O
Page 61 and 62: 71 Apparently Unrecorded Second Sta
Page 63 and 64: 77 Rare Map Of Germany And Eastern
Page 65 and 66: 80 Rare Map Of Mount Etna For The G
Page 67 and 68: 83 Detailed Plan Of The Battle BOTE
Page 69 and 70: AFRICA 87 Finely Executed Manuscrip
Page 71 and 72: 91 Scarce Map Of Sierra Leone WYLD,
Page 73 and 74: ASIA & PACIFIC 96 Earliest Printed
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Page 77 and 78: AMERICAS 101 Very Scarce Map Of The
Page 79 and 80: 104 Uncommon Plan Of Quebec Depicti
Page 81 and 82: 109 Unrecorded State, In Sheet Form
Page 83 and 84: 113 Rare Broadsheet Plan Of The Fir
Page 85: 115 Detailed Broadsheet Of The Batt
Page 89 and 90: 119 Rare Plan Of Philadelphia FADEN
Page 91 and 92: 121 The First Printed Map Of South
Page 93 and 94: 124 The First Printed Insurance Pla
Page 95 and 96: WEST INDIES 127 Rare Two-Sheet Map
Page 97 and 98: 95 WEST INDIES 130 Very Scarce Plan
Page 99 and 100: CELESTIAL 134 Very Scarce Large For
Page 101 and 102: ELPHINSTONE, John: Scarce Map of Sc
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