, 1843-09-23

Tisc Life Of Washington,
BY JARED SPARKS,
L.ach number 70 contain between for
" and fifty pages. and TO he smbel-
i,hei with the following fine steel and
coppcrpIate c~nLravings. VIZ:
/. Porirai; OF WASHINGTON at 40,
BY Pcala. 8. Portrait Of Mrs Wash
ington al 40, hv Wo.iasron. 5. View
81 Mt. Vernon. 4. Battle OF Bad
docks defeat. 5. Head quarters al
Cambridge. G. Plan Of Boston and
cnvirons. I. Head Quarters at Nor
rIstown. s. Head Quarters at New
burg. Q. Plan Of farms 1t Mt. Yer
nou. 10. Baltle Of lie Erandywine.
II. Portrait o! Washington " Stuart.
-. Enc&mpmcEl at NaiIy Forge.
-. Eltlt oi Germantown. II. Fac
Smile Of Washjngton's hand writing.
The PORTRAITS are copied from tic
cr:g,a.I paintings. Tie plans. >kei.
cis5 and other cn@raving>, have been
comp'ai fr"m tie hest drawings. as
well French ard English as AMER.
can. Specie! All MAS derived from
a se.ics of~ma""Scupt drawings in the
IosS- ssion of Gen. Lafayette, which
arc executed with scientific accuracy
and beauty.
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