The Field of Mars: Being An Alphabetical Digestion Of The Principal Naval And Military Engagements In Europe, Asia, Africa, And America. Particularly Of Great Britain And Her Allies, From The Ninth Century To The Present Period.

London: MacGowan, 1781.

2 Volumes. 33 engraved maps & plans (3 folding) & 28 engraved plates. Thick 4to, unpaginated, text in double columns. Full contemporary calf. Heraldic bookplate in each volume. London: MacGowan, 1781. Scarce. Well-worn and joints cracked but attractive and overall very good.

The work contains numerous entries for North American battles of the Seven Years' War, American Revolutionary War, &c., including Annapolis Royal, Beauséjour, Brandy-Wine, Lake Champlain, Charlestown, Fort Frontenac, Louisbourg, Fort Necessity, Fort Niagara, Penobscot, Fort Pitt, Quebec, Saratoga, Ticonderoga, New York, &c. Appended are an essay on fortification.

Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Language: English

Price: $2,500.00

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