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A Collection of Plan's &c. &c. &c. in the Province of New Jersey AND John Hills, Assistant Engineer by Guthorn, Peter J.; John Hills - nd [1976]

by Guthorn, Peter J.; John Hills

A Collection of Plan's &c. &c. &c. in the Province of New Jersey AND John Hills, Assistant Engineer by Guthorn, Peter J.; John Hills - nd [1976]

A Collection of Plan's &c. &c. &c. in the Province of New Jersey AND John Hills, Assistant Engineer

by Guthorn, Peter J.; John Hills

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Brielle, NJ: Portolan Press, nd [1976]. Paperback. First edition. Two volumes, a portfolio with loose sheets and a paperback book. The book is Fine/As New; the portfolio has some light crimping to the top edge, stress marks at the spine, and a stamp to the back that says "Printers Sample;" the maps are As New. The two are in the publisher's tattered shrink wrap. The portfolio is 11 x 16.25 inches and contains facsimile reproductions of maps of New Jersey drawn between 1777 and 1782. The maps were produced by John Hills--a British military engineer--during the American Revolution for the British Commander-in-Chief, Sir Henry Clinton. They were for operational purposes and focused on defensive works and the roads between towns. After the war, Hills settled first in Princeton, NJ, and later in Philadelphia. The portfolio contains 20 maps on 15 leaves of various sizes (some folded as issued), produced from the original maps, now preserved in the Library of Congress Geography and Map Division, and printed by Meriden Gravure. They include Perth Amboy, Bonham Town, Brunswick, Raritan Landing, Haddonfield, Allens Town, Middletown, Somerset County, Middlesex County, Monmouth County, Paulus Hook, and other locations. The portfolio issued with a biographical study called "John Hills, Assistant Engineer" by Peter J. Guthorn, which includes a list with descriptions of maps made by Hills, including the ones in this portfolio. Paperback; 58 pages; 6 x 10 inches. Index. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX.
  • Bookseller Independent bookstores US (US)
  • Format/Binding Paperback
  • Book Condition Used
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Binding Paperback
  • ISBN 10 0916762017
  • ISBN 13 9780916762018
  • Publisher Portolan Press
  • Place of Publication Brielle, NJ
  • Date Published nd [1976]