"The Life of George Washington, Commander in Chief of the American Forces ... Vol. V", Marshall, John

This is the fifth volume of the London edition of The Life of George Washington..., printed for Richard Phillips. This volume contains all 10 maps called for in this edition, which Howes describes as the "best edition." These maps show the positions and movements of General Washington, and several other British and American generals, during the American Revolutionary War. Of particular interest are maps of Boston, Charleston, New York, and Yorktown. The full list of maps includes:

A Map of Part of Rhode Island... (16.5 x 10.0").
Plan of the Country from Frogs Point to Cotton River... (8.5 x 16.4").
A Plan of New York Island, Part of Long Island &c... (9.8 x 16.0").
A Map of the Country from Rariton River in East Jersey, to Elk Head in Maryland... (15.2 x 9.8").
A Map of Those Parts of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina & Georgia... (10.5 x 14").
A Plan of the Northern Part of New Jersey... (9.9 x 15.7").
The Siege of Charleston (12.5 x 8.1").
Boston, and Its Environs (12.6 x 8.1").
Investment and Attack of York, in Virginia (8.6 x 8.2").
A Map of the Country...Through Which General Arnold Marched to Attack Quebec (8.5 x 10").

843 pages. Octavo, hardbound in full leather with gilt decorations on spine.

References: Howes #M-317; Sabin #44788.

Condition: B

The maps are good to very good with light toning, minor offsetting, and scattered foxing. Several of the maps have been trimmed to the neatline on one side as issued. Text is very good with occasional foxing. A former owner's bookplate is on the front free endpaper and front pastedown. The hinges are starting and the binding is moderately worn.