Lot 241
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[Almon, John]
A New Military Dictionary
Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs
Auction: 21 June 2023 at 11:00 BST
Description
or, the Field of War. Containing a Particular and Circumstantial Account of the most Remarkable Battles, Sieges, Bombardments, and Expeditions, whether by Sea or Land. Such as related to Great Britain and her Dependencies ... By a Military Gentleman. London: J. Cooke, 1760. Folio (36.2 x 22.5cm), contemporary calf, rebacked and relined, signatures A-5R2, unpaginated, engraved frontispiece, 39 engraved portraits, maps, plans and views, bookplates of William Thornton (?-1840), British army officer, reimposed to pastedowns, plates variably offset, frontispiece spotted [ESTC T110923: 5 copies in UK libraries]
Footnote
Note: Published at the height of the Seven Years' War, the work contains views of Fort Niagara and the city of Montreal, and maps of Canada (including part of New England and New York) and Quebec (showing the disposition of Wolfe's forces during the 1759 siege of Quebec).