WASHINGTON, GEORGE. The Journal of Major George Washington, sent by the Hon. Robert Dinwiddie...to the Commandant of the French Forces on Ohio. London: Reprinted for T. Jefferys, 1754. Engraved folding map, partially handcolored in outline. 8vo, rebound in full morocco, by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, spine faded; text and map lightly washed. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION of Washington's first published work and the first edition to contain the map (Sabin's "Senekas" issue). The Journal was first published in Williamsburg earlier the same year without the map. Church 999; Howes W134; Sabin 101710; Streeter sale 3:1713.

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WASHINGTON, GEORGE. The Journal of Major George Washington, sent by the Hon. Robert Dinwiddie...to the Commandant of the French Forces on Ohio. London: Reprinted for T. Jefferys, 1754. Engraved folding map, partially handcolored in outline. 8vo, rebound in full morocco, by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, spine faded; text and map lightly washed. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION of Washington's first published work and the first edition to contain the map (Sabin's "Senekas" issue). The Journal was first published in Williamsburg earlier the same year without the map. Church 999; Howes W134; Sabin 101710; Streeter sale 3:1713.

拍品专文

Washington's journey was commissioned by Virginia Governor Robert Dinwiddie to report on the French presence on the Ohio River. The Journal covers the period from 31 October 1753 to 16 January 1754 and records the his councils with the French forces on the Ohio River as well as his contacts with the Indians west of the Alleghanies. Dinwiddie's letter to the commandant of the French forces at Fort Le Boeuf demanding their withdrawal and a translation of the French officer's reply are printed at the end. The continued French presence in the area, along with other factors, eventually led to the French and Indian War.