(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--HISTORY.) Charles Smith. The Monthly Military Repository. 7 folding maps (some hand-colored), 5 plates. 2 volumes. 336; 215, [1] pages. 8vo, early ½ calf over marbled boards, minor wear; minor foxing, lacking rear free endpaper, several short closed tears to maps; edges tinted yellow; early private library bookplates of cabinetmaker Lemuel Adams (1769-1850) of Hartford on front pastedowns. New York, 1796-1797
"The earliest American magazine devoted to military affairs, embellished with many engravings including fine hand-colored maps of Revolutionary War battlefields"--Lomazow 35. Most of the content, including all of the maps and portraits, relates to the Revolution; these portions were soon re-published as "The American War, 1775-1783."
Plates in this set vary substantially from copy to copy. This set is complete per the listings in Sabin and Church, and fits the count given in Evans; a copy sold at Swann in 2022 lacked the Greene portrait found here, but had an additional map of the United States by Tanner, not found here (Wheat & Brun 139). Included:
Frontispiece portrait, "Gen'l Washington Takes Command of the American Army at Cambridge," engraved by Elkanah Tisdale; Hart 248.
"A Plan of the Action at Breeds Hill, on the 17th of June 1775 . . . Erroneously Called Bunkers Hill," engraved by David Martin, with some hand-coloring; 2 1-inch closed tears. Wheat & Brun 247.
"View of Quebec," engraved by Roberts.
"Map of the City of Quebec," 2½-inch separation at fold, Wheat & Brun 105.
"The Engagement on the White Plains the 28th of October 1776, between the American & British Forces," engraved by David Martin, with some hand-coloring; 3-inch separation at fold; Wheat & Brun 373.
"Scale of 250 Toises," diagram accompanying a section on fortifications.
"Plan of the Position which the Army under Lt. Genl. Burgoine Took at Saratoga," engraved by David Martin, with some hand-coloring; 2½-inch separation at fold; Wheat & Brun 374.
"Plan of the Siege of Savannah," engraved by Saint-Memin; 2½-inch separation at fold; Wheat & Brun 617.
Portrait of General Anthony Wayne, engraved by G.J. Warner.
"Plan of the Siege of Charlestown in South Carolina," engraved by Benjamin Tanner; 3 closed separations at folds; Wheat & Brun 606.
Portrait of General Nathanael Greene, engraved by Elkanah Tisdale.
"A Plan of the Investment of York and Gloucester, Virginia," engraved by Benjamin Tanner, with some hand-coloring; 3-inch closed tear; Wheat & Brun 573.
