The uniform of the several regiments of foot in His majestys [sic] service, 1771

The uniform of the several regiments of foot in His majestys [sic] service, 1771

Uniform of the foot

[London], 1771.

[1], 70 hand colored leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

MSS L2019F56 [Bound]

(OCoLC)1111802758

Title within ornamental decorative border.
Spine title: Uniform of the foot.
Compiled for the use of the British War Office.
Hand colored engraved plates for the specific uniforms for seventy individual regiments, labeled in ms. with the names of the regiments and their commanding officers.
The details of the uniforms reflect a 1768 warrant to regulate the patterns of lace and other details of the uniforms.
Ms. inscription on front free endpaper: "From Major Grant Deputy Adjutant General" [of Ireland].
Bound in red morocco; triple gilt decorated borders on both covers; spine richly decorated in gilt.
Accompanying correspondence written by William Y. Carman, January 1988 removed to case file.
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