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Auction 169, Lot 193
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"A Map of Those Parts of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, & Georgia Which Were the Scenes of the Most Important Operations of the Southern Armies", Lewis, Samuel

Subject: Southeast United States

Period: 1807 (circa)

Publication: Life of Washington

Color: Black & White

Size:
10.7 x 14.4 inches
27.2 x 36.6 cm
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This map documents the route of Cornwallis' Southern campaign from Savannah, to Charleston, then up to the interior of the Carolinas. The campaign ended at the Siege of Yorktown, Virginia with Cornwallis surrendering to American and French forces in 1781. Engraved by Francis Shallas for C. P. Wayne's publication of Life of Washington.

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Condition: B

The right side of the sheet has been trimmed to inside the neatline with a small amount of image missing. There is light toning and a small stain at right.

Estimate: $180 - $220

Sold for: $100

Closed on 9/12/2018

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