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A NEW AND EXACT MAP OF THE ISLAND OF ST. CHRISTOPHER IN AMERICA, ACCORDING TO AN ACTUAL AND ACCURATE SURVEY MADE IN THE YEAR 1753. DESCRIBING THE PARISHES WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE LIMITS, CONTENTS, & CHURCHES, ALSO THE HIGH WAYS, THE SITUATION OF EVERY GENTLEMAN'S PLANTATION.... by Baker, Samuel:

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Title: A NEW AND EXACT MAP OF THE ISLAND OF ST. CHRISTOPHER IN AMERICA, ACCORDING TO AN ACTUAL AND ACCURATE SURVEY MADE IN THE YEAR 1753. DESCRIBING THE PARISHES WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE LIMITS, CONTENTS, & CHURCHES, ALSO THE HIGH WAYS, THE SITUATION OF EVERY GENTLEMAN'S PLANTATION....
Author: Baker, Samuel:
Seller: William Reese Company (United States)
Description: London. , [1753].. Massive Map of the Island of St. Kitts in Its Heyday A remarkable example of this rare, important, and mammoth map of the island of St. Christopher, now known as St. Kitts. This copy is preserved as printed, with the sheets untrimmed and unjoined. This highly detailed and well-executed chart depicts the island divided into its parishes, and contains a wealth of early information relating to houses, churches, forts, sugar mills, and individual properties. The borders of each parish are outlined in contemporary hand color, and the shores of the island, with bays, ports, shoals, and soundings are delineated with great accuracy. The map is also noteworthy for the level of its inland detail. Beyond the island's capital, Basseterre Town, located at the lower center of the image, the map plots individual houses and plantations, and prints the names of each owner. The title, scale, and dedication to the Lords Commissioners of the Navy are drawn in an attractive Baroque style in the upper left corner. An inset depicting the Leeward Island chain, including Montserrat, Antigua, Guadeloupe, and Martinique, and centrally situating St. Christopher, is located in the upper right corner. Along each side is printed a list of subscribers, which includes government officials, agencies, and all of the major early planters of the island. At the time this map was produced, St. Christopher was on the way to becoming one of Great Britain's most important sugar-producing colonies in the Caribbean. By the advent of the American Revolution, the island was the richest territory per capita in the Empire. This rise to prosperity and importance explains the lavish size and detail of the map. A significant and quite rare map of a key British colonial possession nearing the height of its prominence. We are able to locate copies of this map at just seven institutions, only three of which are in North America - the William Clements Library, the John Carter Brown Library, and the Library of Congress. Four folio sheets, each approximately 24 x 30 inches, and approximately 48 x 60 inches overall. Original hand-coloring of borders. Minor wear and a few short closed tears at edges. Light tanning and scattered faint foxing. Very good. TOOLEY, PRINTED MAPS OF ST. KITTS, ST. LUCIA, & ST. VINCENT, 28.

[AUTOGRAPH LETTER, SIGNED, FROM THOMAS JETT TO MESSRS. SAMUEL & ROBERT PURVIANCE, REQUESTING $10,000 FROM THE HON. SECRET COMMITTEE OF CONGRESS BE SENT VIA THE BEARER ANDREW CRAWFORD]. by [American Revolution]: Jett, Thomas:

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Title: [AUTOGRAPH LETTER, SIGNED, FROM THOMAS JETT TO MESSRS. SAMUEL & ROBERT PURVIANCE, REQUESTING $10,000 FROM THE HON. SECRET COMMITTEE OF CONGRESS BE SENT VIA THE BEARER ANDREW CRAWFORD].
Author: [American Revolution]: Jett, Thomas:
Seller: William Reese Company (United States)
Description: Virginia. , March 14, 1777.. Secret Committee of Congress Funds the Purchase of Military Supplies Successful Leedstown, Virginia, merchant Thomas Jett (1725–1785) served in the Virginia Senate from 1777 to 1778. Prior to the war he was one of the signers of the Leedstown Resolution, a February 1766 document in protest of the Stamp Act, asserting revolutionary ideals a decade prior to the Declaration of Independence. The present document relates to paper money received by the Secret Committee of Congress "to purchase tobacco for shipment abroad as payment for munitions imported from Europe" (Nuxoll & Gallagher). Although Jett indeed purchased the tobacco, he was unable to ship it to Europe due to the British blockade of the Chesapeake. On June 30, 1784, Morris wrote to Jett ordering him to sell the tobacco, the property of the United States, and remit the funds to the Office of Finance. Samuel Purviance and his brother Robert, to whom the note is addressed and who had received the paper currency for Jett from Congress, were successful Baltimore merchants and patriots, who financed privateers during the Revolution and provided supplies to the Continental Army. Old folds. Minor hole to address leaf from opening with wax seal remnants. Short tear. Remnants of prior mounting along top edge on verso. Very good. Elizabeth M. Nuxoll and Mary A. Gallagher, eds. The Papers of Robert Morris, Vol. 9, January 1-October 30, 1784 (Pittsburgh, PA: Univ. of Pittsburgh Press, 1999), p.432n.

[SPECIAL PRESS] THE GROLIER CLUB 1884-1967 AN INFORMAL HISTORY by John T. Winterich

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Title: [SPECIAL PRESS] THE GROLIER CLUB 1884-1967 AN INFORMAL HISTORY
Author: John T. Winterich
Seller: Black Swan Books, Inc. (United States)
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Description: New York: The Grolier Club, 1967. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding. Small Quarto; Quarter bound in grey cloth over decorative paper covered boards; 49 pages; housed in the publishers decorative slipcase.~~Designed by Joseph Blumenthal and printed at The Spiral Press in New York. The paper is Curtis Rag and the binding is by Russell - Rutter Company. ~~Limited to 2,000 copies. Near Fine binding.

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