Subject: St. Lucia
Period: 1779 (published)
Publication: Gentleman's Magazine
Color: Hand Color
Size:
10 x 7.4 inches
25.4 x 18.8 cm
This is the first printed plan of the battle between the English and French forces in St. Lucia during the Revolutionary War. This superb representation illustrates the various attacks and counter attacks in December 1778 between General Meadows and Count d'Estaigne. From the April 1779 edition of The Gentleman's Magazine.
References: Jolly #GENT-266; Nebenzahl (REV) #148; Sellers & Van Ee #2073.
Condition: A
Issued folding on bright paper.