first edition
1793 · Tours
by Chalmel and Bergey
Broadside, 22.5 cm x 17.5 cm, printed on both sides, bluish laid paper, horizontal chain lines, no watermark. An announcement of relief and survivor benefit for the families of volunteers, nos braves Défenseurs, as the French revolutionary army of 1792 began the process of reorganization and re-invention to a larger fighting force through the call for volunteers fired by patriotic zeal by the Government. These volunteers were fired by a sense of "civic virtue" and "public responsibility." By the external threat of foreign armies, like Austria's, the new Republic made its continued existence out to be under threat and called on every citizen to defend it.Condition fine. Contact us for a full description and English translation. (Inventory #: 508)