As a copperplate engraver; Amos Doolittle (1754-1832) played an important role during the American colonies' war for independence and the early years of the new nation. He completed his apprenticeship in New Haven; Connecticut; around 1770 and continued to work actively in that city for over sixty years. His first known attempts are the views of the battles of Lexington and Concord--four plates that he engraved; printed and published in 1775. Even today; Doolittle's first attempt; although crude in workmanship; continues to be often reproduced. Doolittle did general engraving and printing throughout his career. Maps for atlases and illustrations for books became his specialty; but he also engraved maps and broadsides that were published separately. Scholars have identified more than 600 Doolittle engravings; both signed and unsigned. During the course of his career; one of Doolittle's major accounts was with Philadelphia publisher Mathew Carey (1760-1839). This book contains excerpts from correspondence between the two; never published before; which reveal much about business practices of the time. This book was written to complement similar works on Doolittle's contemporaries; including Paul Revere. There are chapters on various types of his work; including his tune-books; maps; illustrations; bank notes and more. The book also includes two useful appendices; cataloguing books containing his engravings and references to him and his work. Co-published with the American Historical Print Collectors Society; Amos Doolittle is a valuable contribution to the study of American engravings.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Merry D.Well researched book and full of pertinent travel information.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Very Useful -- Highly RecommendedBy HistoricusThis volume is extremely helpful for visiting the more out of the way or forgotten Holocaust sites. The author has done a great service in this respect; and the book is a "must" for those who wish to visit these sad and terrible places. Some who have reviewed the book have criticized the author's imperfect editing; occasional errors in grammar; etc. This is true; the book has a few minor glitches. But who cares; really? The information contained in it is accurate and really useful and I can easily overlook the other stuff(which is quite minor anyhow). I used the book when visiting central and eastern Europe two years ago and it proved excellent. I would never; ever have found the Plaszow camp site without it; that's for sure. I plan to bring the guide along every time I go to Europe. Bottom line: Sure; the production might leave a little to be desired in places (though as I have said; it isn't all that annoying) but this guide is the best out there - at least that I have discovered - on this subject and is therefore indispensable to the WW2 or Holocaust tourist.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Not comprehensive; but still impressive.By J. C. M. BannermanThis book sounds like it would have a very comprehensive list of sites considering there were 23 main concentration camps (Konzentrationslager or KZ) in Germany and German occupied countries together with the 7 extermination camps ("Vernichtungslager" in German; literally "annihilation camps")in Poland and in the USSR; and you have to add in the myriad subcamps.Mr. Terrance also adds in some sites which are of interest; but not KZs; such as Anne Frank's House; The Corrie Ten Boom House; The Eagle's Nest (Hitler's Mountain retreat); and Hitler's Bunker Site.[...]I am impressed that he has a majority of the 7 extermination camps listed since they were demolished by the Nazis before the Soviet forces arrived. Add in the amount of survivors were negligable: 17 known survivors of Treblinka and 47 of Sobibor.Actually; the more I look at the sites on Mr. Terrance's site; the more impressed I am by this work.So; You will find this book useful unless you had relatives who were imprisoned at; or interest in; Lager Sylt Concentration Camp on Alderney or some other obscure camp
