Travels in North America in the Years 170, 1781, and 1782

Name/Title

Travels in North America in the Years 170, 1781, and 1782

Description

London: Printed for G.G.J Robinson,m 1787 Howes C-234, “aa.” Calrk I:212. Reese, The Revolutionary Hundred 82. Sabin 12227. A classic American travel narrative, called by Howes “ the first trustworthy account of life I the United States.” Chastellux was second in command of the French forces in America during the American Revolution. A member of the French Academy and an elightened and perceptice man, his work describes his travels in Connectivut, New York, New Jersey, and Virginia, and his visits with Washington and Jefferson, with much material relating to the Revolution. The maps trace the author’s route, one showing Virginia, and the other illustrating America from New Jerswey to New England.

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

Howes C-234, “aa.” Calrk I:212. Reese, The Revolutionary Hundred 82. Sabin 12227.

Condition

Notes

First British ed. 2 vols., xv, 462; xii, 432 pp. 2 foding maps; 3 folding plates. Original Borads, covered with contemporary colored floral paper. A superb, uncut set.