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Auction 182, Lot 402
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"Plan of St. Lucia, in the West Indies: Shewing the Positions of the English & French Forces with the Attacks Made at Its Reduction in Decr. 1778", Bowen, Thomas

Subject: St. Lucia

Period: 1779 (published)

Publication: Gentleman's Magazine

Color: Hand Color

Size:
9.9 x 7.4 inches
25.1 x 18.8 cm
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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. North is oriented to the left. From the April 1779 edition of Gentleman's Magazine.

References: Jolly #GENT-266; Nebenzahl (REV) #148; Sellers & Van Ee #2073.

Condition: B+

Issued folding, now flat, with light soiling and some extraneous creasing. A large chip in the right blank margin has been replaced with archival materials.

Estimate: $110 - $140

Sold for: $55

Closed on 4/28/2021

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