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Descriptive Information

Title
An Impartial history of the war in America, between Great Britain and her colonies, from its commencement to the end of the year 1779 : exhibiting a circumstantial, connected, and complete account of the real causes, rise, and progress of the war, interspersed with anecdotes and characters of the different commanders, and accounts of such personages in Congress as have distinguished themselves during the contest.
Call Number
1081.4886
Lapidus 5.421
Identifier
ark:/88435/cc08hr252
Publisher
London : Printed for R. Faulder, bookseller, New-Bond-street; and J. Milliken, bookseller, Carlisle, 1780.
Language
English
Date Created
1780
Extent
xi, 608, 44 p. [13] leaves of plates : map, ports. ; 23 cm.
Source Acquisition
Princeton copy 1 Gift; Sidney Lapidus, Princeton Class of 1959, 2021.
References
ESTC N7582
Rights Statement
No Known Copyright
Notes
Sometimes attributed to Edmund Burke.
Map title: A new map of North America.
"With an Appendix, containing a collection of interesting and authentic papers tending to elucidate the history."t.p.
"Illustrated with a variety of beautiful copper-plates, representing real and animated likenesses of those celebrated generals who have distinguished themselves in the important contest."t.p.
Based on material published in the Annual register of world events, for which Edmund Burke was editor and chief contributor.
Imperfect: plates and map wanting.

Discovery Information

Subject
United States—History—Revolution, 1775-1783

Physical Characteristics

File Count
677

Institutional Information

Collection
The Sid Lapidus '59 Collection on Liberty and the American Revolution
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/1aa6cfef-8b3e-4f5a-ae02-a5914f9cf139/manifest