Search Results: the history of the late war by mante thomas d1802

London: Printed for W. Strahan and T. Cadell, 1772. Large 4to. (11 7/16 x 9 inches). [iv], viii, 542, errata leaf. 18 folding engraved maps. Full calf, skilfully rebacked. Spine with gilt ruled raised bands forming seven compartments, red morocco lettering piece in the second compartment The best contemporary account of the French and Indian War, justly celebrated for its cartography and textual content, and one of the great rarities of colonial Americana: complete with all maps and the elusive errata leaf. Virtually all of Mante's account relates to the war in North America, with detailed narratives of Braddock's campaign and the other frontier and Canadian campaigns of the conflict. The work is particularly desirable for its contemporary descriptions of Pontiac's War, a campaign in which the author participated as Major of Brigade to Colonel Dudley Bradstreet. In addition, the introduction includes an interesting account of the young George Washington's escape in 1753 from assassination by an… Read More