Flying or Horse Artillery, preceded by An Introductory Dissertation on Cannon. In
Two Volumes. Accompanied with a volume containing sixty-seven plates carefully engraved. By Louis de Tousard . . . Volume I [-II] . . .
Philadelphia: [Printed by
Fry & Kammerer] Published by
C. and A. Conrad and Co. And by
Conrad, Lucas and Co.
Norfolk,
1809.--
American Artillerist’s Companion, or Elements of Artillery . . . Volume III. Containing the Plates and their Explanations.
Philadelphia: Published by
Bradford and Inskeep--and
Inskeep and Bradford,
Newyork,
1813.
First Edition. 2 vol. 8vo. and 1 vol. 4to. Vol. I, 321 leaves; vol. II, 348 leaves, folded printed table; engraved frontispiece
in each volume; vol. III, 7 leaves; engraved plates by Tanner after Tousard [the 67 plates called for on the titles of the volumes of text include the frontispieces]. List of subscribers on 6 pages
at the end.
Sabin 96339.
Catalogue of the Library of the U.S. War Department, page 150.
The author sent Jefferson a Prospectus of this work before publication. On August 1, 1807, he wrote to the latter from Philadelphia:
“I have the honor of enclosing to you the Prospectus of a Work which I am publishing on Artillery, before it is circulated
and inserted in the News Papers. Should the Contents answer the purpose which I contemplated, when it was begun, which is
to be useful to the United States, my satisfaction will be compleat. To have your name at the head of my Subscribers will
be a propitious omen, which will promote its circulation, and be acknowledged as the highest favour . . .”
Jefferson replied from Monticello on August 7: “
Th: Jefferson salutes Col
l. Toussard with respect and esteem, and with pleasure becomes a subscriber for a copy of his American Artillerist’s companion.
according to present appearances the work will be adapted to the times.
”
This letter is quoted by Tousard in the Preface to his work, vol. I, page xx.
Jefferson had retired from the Presidency before the book was published, and his name is therefore second on the list of Subscribers,
which is headed by that of James Madison, President.
C. & A. Conrad, the publishers, sent their bill to Jefferson for this work on August 4, 1809, from which it would appear that the book was issued in parts. The bill reads
as follows:
“1807
Nov. 27 To 1 Artillerists Companion N
o. 1 . .
2 [dollars]
1808
March 2 “ 1.........do........do.............2...
2..........
June 10 “ 1.........do........do.............3...
2..........
Sept. 19 “ 1.........do........do.............4...
2..........
1809
January 13 “ 1.........do........do.............5...
2..........
May 25 “ 1.........do........do.............6...
2..........
$
12.”
In another hand is written at the foot:
“1809
October 20. 1 Artill. Comp. No. 7. $
2.00.”
Anne Louis de Tousard, 1749-1817, French soldier, spent much time in America, where he originally visited to fight for the colonists in the Revolutionary
War. As a result of a wound in that war his right arm was amputated, and the plates for this work were drawn with his left
hand.
[1160]
20
Not in the Manuscript Catalogue.
1815 Catalogue, page 54. nos. 62 & 103, Sheel’s Treatise on Artillery, 8vo. and fol.
von SCHEEL, Heinrich Otto.
A Treatise of Artillery; containing A new System, or the Alterations made in the French Artillery, since 1765. Translated
from the
French of M. de Scheel
