1807 Marshall Atlas - For The Life of George Washington

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This is the rare complete, 1st edition atlas volume to The Life of George Washington, published in six volumes between 1805-07, Quarto. The atlas volume, dated 1807, contains ten engraved folding maps of important Revolutionary War cities, battlefields and troop movement plans. Also included are 22 pages of the original subscribers, names which include President Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, James Madison & many others. While this publication was written by Chief Justice John Marshall, the atlas volume was published by C.P. Wayne of Philadelphia whose name appears on each map. 

Condition: All the maps have been dis-bound and professionally cleaned and re-inserted loose within the original half calf and marbled boards with front pasted title piece. Calf spine and corners have been replaced. The marbled boards are worn & rubbed with title page, end papers & subscribers pages with light to med age toning. Two pages within the subscribers list have clean tears without loss. Original subscribers name Stephen D Watkins name inscribed on title page. It is rare to fine the atlas volume intact and complete.

The maps are with condition of each:

1) Boston with its Environs; Light age toning, small clean tear to top margin centerfold.

2) A Plan of New York Islands, part of Long Island &c. shewing the Position of the American and British Armies…August 27th 1776;

3) A Plan of the Country from Frog's Point to Croton River shewing the Positions of the American and British Armies..on the White Plains on the 28th; Light age toning

4) A Plan of the Northern Part of New Jersey, shewing the Positions of the American and British armies after crossing the North River in 1776; Light age toning, small tear to centerfold, no loss

5) A Map of the Country from Rariton River in East Jersey to Elk Head in Maryland…;

6) A Map of the Country which was the scene of operations of the Northern Army; including the Wilderness through which General Arnold marched to attack Quebec; Age toning, 

7) A Map of part of Rhode Island Shewing the Positions of the American and British Armies at the Siege of Newport…29th August 1778; Light offsetting

8) 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; Light offsetting

9) Plan of the Investment and Attack of York in Virginia; Light offsetting

10) Plan of the Siege of Charleston in S. Carolina. Offsetting

Shortly after Marshall became Chief Justice he was approached by Washington’s nephew, Bushrod, to write the first President’s official biography. Probably no man was better suited to the task. As a personal friend of Washington, Marshall had been the one to announce the President’s death in 1799, had offered the eulogy, had chaired the committee that arranged the funeral rites, and had led the commission to plan a monument in the capital city. When Marshall’s Life of Washington appeared, it was considered so authoritative that Washington scholar Jared Sparks suggested any new biographical undertaking would be “presumptuous” (Sparks, Washington I:12). This and the first edition, together with the first English edition of the same years, are “the only complete editions of this indispensable work, the ‘Colonial History’ being omitted in the later American editions” (Sabin). Gilbert Stuart’s famous portrait of Washington, made known to the general public through this engraved frontispiece, was produced by Philadelphia stipple-engraver David Edwin-“for upwards of 30 years, the most prolific workman in America” (Fielding, 109). (Ref: Tooley; M&B)

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General Description:
Paper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable
Paper color: - White
Age of map color: -
Colors used: -
General color appearance: -
Paper size: - 17.5in x 11in (445mm x 280mm)
Margins: - Min 1/2in (12mm)

Imperfections:
Margins: - Light age toning and offsetting, please see map desc. above
Plate area: - Light age toning and offsetting, please see map desc. above
Verso: - Light age toning and offsetting, please see map desc. above

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Marshall also is remembered for authoring a five-volume Life of George Washington (1804-07).

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