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Godefroy, François, 1743-1819 Recueil d'estampes representant les differents evenements...

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06551 Author/Creator: Godefroy, François, 1743-1819 Place Written: Paris, France Type: Book Date: 1784 ca. Pagination: 16 p. 23 x 27 cm Order a Copy

"...de la guerre qui a procure l'independance aux Etats Unis de l'Amerique." 16 engraved copper plates of revolutionary designs by Godefroy, Fauvel, Wiliam, Laussan, and le Paon. Prints include Lexington, Saratoga, and Yorktown. Other designs depict world events including Dominque, Senegal, Grenada, Pensacola, Tobago, St. Eusthanasius, Ft. St. Phiippe and "Brimstonhill." Also includes maps showing colonies, population spread and an allegorical precis of the treaty of peace.

Godefroy, François, 1743-1819

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