(TRAVEL) Chastellux Francois Jean Travels in North America i

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(TRAVEL.) Chastellux, Francois Jean. Travels in North-America, in the Years 1780, 1781, and 1782. 2 folding maps, 3 folding plates. 2 volumes. xv, 462; xii, 432 pages. 8vo, 19th-century 1/2 calf, moderate wear; light scattered foxing; uncut; armorial bookplate of Viscount Arbuthnott in both volumes. London, 1787

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first edition in english. Chastellux was a French general who served under Rochambeau during the American Revolution. He travelled extensively through the young country from 1780 to 1782, most notably throughout Virginia, where he was a guest of Jefferson and visited the Natural Bridge (subject of the three plates). The present work includes recollections of the American Revolution, as well as his travels after the war. "In its completed form constitutes the first trustworthy record of life in the United States"--Howes C324 ("aa"). Clark, Old South I:212-1; Monaghan, French Travellers 407; Sabin 12229.