1816 Benedict Arnold 1ed Henry Clinton American Revolution MAP West Point

1816 Benedict Arnold 1^ed Henry Clinton American Revolution MAP West Point

Few names are as synonymous with betrayal as Benedict Arnold. Arnold, an American general in the Revolutionary War attempted to surrender West Point to the British and General Henry Clinton. Clinton supported and facilitated Arnold’s defection.

French author and diplomat Francois Barbe-Marbois published an account of Clinton and Arnold’s plan. Marbois supported the American cause against the British noting that Arnold’s treachery was an attack on Enlightenment ideals that were prominent in France.

“Complot d’Arnold et de Sir Henry Clinton” was written to encourage the American cause. This 1816 first edition was published in Paris and includes the highly desirable map of the Hudson River and the forts near West Point.

Item number: #27439

Price: $499

BARBE-MARBOIS, Francois

Complot d’Arnold et de Sir Henry Clinton contre les Etats-Unis d’Amerique et contre le General Washington. Sept 1780.

A Paris: P. Didot, 1816. First edition.

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages
  • [4], xliv, 184
  • 2 engraved portraits, 1 map
• References: Sabin 3302; Howes B 114
• Language: French
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~8in X 5.25in (20.5cm x 13cm)

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