Object details
Object number
10.a.2.14
Creator(s)
Title
The Hessians and the Other German Auxiliaries of Great Britain in the Revolutionary War : with maps and plans
Date
1884
Medium
Printed ink on paper with woodcut prints
Language
English
Publication Place
New York
Binding Description
blue cloth; gilded lettering on spine
Description
viii, 328 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 20 cm. (HathiTrust rec. #100330680)
Dimensions
19.1 x 13.3 x 3.2 cm (7 1/2 x 5 1/4 x 1 1/4 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed (on back of front end page) in pencil: 614 / ced / ccu
Inscribed (on title page) in black ink in Isabella Stewart Gardner's hand: I.S.G. from / E.J.L.
Printed on self-adhesive paper label (on front end page): W. B. Clarke & Carruth, / Booksellers, / Boston, Mass.
Illustrated with woodcut print plans by an unknown illustrator.
Provenance
Gift from author Edward J. Lowell (1845-1894) to Isabella Stewart Gardner after 1884.
Commentary
Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
Gallery
Blue Room
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