An Account Of Corsica

Abstract Frontispiece: the portrait Henry Benbridge (1743-1812), American, was in Italy 1764-69; from there, between June and August 1768, he went to Corsica to paint Paoli; he came to London in December 1769 and returned permanently to America in 1770 (Gen. Corr. ii. 73-74 nn. 3, 4). Sir John Dick, then at Leghorn (see p. 11 n. 11) was the link-man; it was he who, c. 30 June 1768, forwarded JB’s letter to Paoli (presumably requesting that the portrait be undertaken) and had the portrait in his possession in August 1768 (Ibid, ii. 73, 97). The painting was exhibited in London, c. 12-24 May 1769 (Ibid, ii. 139 n. 6); the engraving was added to Corsica in the 3rd edn. title-page Non enim ... A. D. 1320 ‘Truly it is not on account of glory, or wealth or honour that we are fighting, but solely for that freedom which a virtuous man will sacrifice only with his life,’ Litera Comitum et Baronum Scotiae ad Papam (1320). Often referred to as the ‘Declaration of Arbroath,’ this letter from the Scottish nobility to the Pope asserted the independence of Scotland and rejected the domination of England. title-page Edward and Charles Dilly Edward (1732-79) and Charles (1739-1807), London booksellers and publishers. On 28 July 1767, Edward Dilly accepted JB’s proposal that Corsica should be published; he agreed to pay JB 100 guineas for the copyright; and, as his letters show, he took a keen, personal interest in the book. He contributed to British Essays in Favour of the Brave Corsicans (1769), a collection published by the two brothers. The first edition of Corsica was printed in Glasgow by the renowned Robert (1707-76) and Andrew (1712-75) Foulis (Gen. Corr. i. 187).