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AMERICAS 122 Uncommon Plan Of The British Attack From The Revolutionary War FADEN, William Jr. 'A PLAN OF THE ATTACK OF FORT SULIVAN, near CHARLES TOWN in SOUTH CAROLINA, by a Squadron of His Majesty's Ships, on the 28.th of June 1776. with the Disposition of the King's Land Forces. and the Encampments and Entrenchments of the REBELS from the Drawings made on the Spot Engraved by W.m Faden.' 'LONDON. Engrav'd & Publish'd according to Act of Parliament Aug.t 10.th 1776. By W.m Faden Corner of S.t Martins Lane Charing Cross.’ London: William Faden Jr., August 10th. 1776; copperplate engraving, border: 282 x 372 widest: 286 x 372 platemark: 297 x 392mm, in original outline colour. A good example. In June 1776, a British force was sent to attack Charleston, with Sir Henry Clinton placed in command. Meanwhile the Americans had prepared defences for such an attack, building Fort Sulivan on Sulivan's Island, guarding the mouth of the harbour. Clinton's plan was to land his army on Long Island, march south, cross a shallow (eighteen inches deep, according to the maps) creek between Long Island and Sulivan's Island, attack Fort Sulivan from the rear, capture the fort, opening the harbour for the Royal Navy and then proceed to attack Charleston. Having successfully landed on Long Island, the British Army found that the "creek" was a channel some seven feet deep at low water, and completely impassable to infantry and artillery. In the circumstances, the Navy was forced to attack Fort Sulivan from the seaward. Protected by thick log walls, the American artillery gained the upper hand, and the Navy was forced to withdraw, evacuating the Army and then sailing north and away. This example, issued without the separate dedication or text, is state 2. Nebenzahl: Printed Battle Plans Of The American Revolution, 64, state 2; Stevens & Tree: Comparative Cartography, 14c; British Museum: American War Of Independence, 99 (ill) £6,000 123 Very Scarce Plan Of Charleston FADEN, William Jr. 'A PLAN OF THE TOWN, BAR, HARBOUR AND ENVIRONS, OF CHARLESTOWN IN SOUTH CAROLINA, WITH ALL THE Channels, Soundings, Sailing=marks &c. From the SURVEYS made in the COLONY; Engraved by William Faden, Charing Cross, 1780.' 'London. Published as the Act directs, June 1.st 1780, by W.m Faden, Charing Cross. London: William Faden Jr., June 1st. 1780; copperplate engraving, border: 506 x 679 platemark: 522 x 694mm, in black and white. Two short tears into the image restored. Detailed chart of Charleston Harbour, prepared by Faden in anticipation of a British attack on Charleston in 1780. With the war in the Northern Colonies heading for stalemate, the British Government was persuaded that the Southern Colonies, arguably commercially the more valuable part, could be more easily subdued. At the end of 1779, Sir Henry Clinton was sent to attack Charleston, landing his army at North Edisto Inlet, and marching overland to Charleston. He then deceived the American General Benjamin Lincoln by crossing the Ashley River further north and thus cutting off Lincoln's retreat. Lincoln was forced to surrender, with his force of over 8,500 men, the largest loss of manpower suffered by the American Army in one day during the Revolutionary War. Lincoln surrendered on 12th May 1780, while this plan was published on 1st June, too early for the publisher to incorporate final details of the campaign, although the American defences are marked. Nebenzahl: Battle Plans Of The American Revolution, 78; British Library: American War Of Independence, 136 (ill). £15,000 90
124 The First Printed Insurance Plan PETRIE, Edmund. 'ICHNOGRAPHY OF CHARLESTON, South Carolina, At the Request of Adam Turner Esq.r for the use of the PHOENIX FIRE-COMPANY OF LONDON, Taken from Actual Survey, 2.d August 1788 by Edmund Petrie.' 'Blake sc. Change Alley.' 'Published 1.st Jan.y 1790 by E. Petrie N.o 13 America Square.’ [London:] Edmund Petrie, 1st January 1790; copperplate engraving, border: 493 x 703 platemark: - x - mm, in black and white. Laid on linen, the paper discoloured, with some spotting. Edmund Petrie's plan of Charleston is among the most important, and rarest of the early printed plans of Charleston, the most significant city in the South-eastern United States. Petrie seems otherwise unknown, but he was certainly a skilled surveyor, as this fine plan of Charleston's water-front district, the extent of the city in the period testifies. The map was commissioned by a firm of London insurers, the Phoenix Fire-Company (properly the Phoenix Assurance Company, Ltd.), so they could carry out risk assessments on properties they were insuring in Charleston. The Phoenix Assurance Company was the first insurers to produce maps in this fashion, for example sponsoring Richard Horwood's 32-sheet plan of London, completed in 1799. As they sought business overseas they formed a committee to oversee the procurement of overseas city plans, on 4th October 1786, following their acceptance of a policy, dated 10th August 1785 to insure the "buildings of Mr. Poinsett, in Charles Town". In the case of Charleston there was no suitable printed plan extant, and they were forced to undertake a new survey, for which Petrie was paid one hundred Guineas, as recorded at a meeting of 5th November 1788. This plan, drawn as a scale of 400 feet to an inch, identifies individual public buildings, churches, wharves, business establishments, streets and lanes, and records that there are '9 Fire Engines belonging to the City', a figure boosted when the Company donated a fire-engine to the city in 1789, and a second in 1802. Petrie's plan of Charleston is apparently the earliest extant insurance map of anywhere in the world. W.W. Ristow: Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, introduction; cf. Wheat & Brun: Maps And Charts Printed In America, 599, notes. £50,000 91 AMERICAS
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ENGLAND 30 Very Scarce Game Map Of
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32 Very Scarce Road Map Of England
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37 Very Scarce Map Of The Environs
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