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Collection:
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JCB Archive of Early American Images
Collection
JCB Archive of Early American Images
Collection
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Accession number:
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31705
ACCESSION_NO
31705
Accession number
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Record number:
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31705-2
RECORD_NUMBER
31705-2
Record number
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JCB call number:
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D789 A537t
JCB_CALL_NO
D789 A537t
JCB call number
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Image title:
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A View of a Saw Mill & Block House upon Fort Anne Creek, the property of Genl. Skeene. ...
IMAGE_TITLE
A View of a Saw Mill & Block House upon Fort Anne Creek, the property of Genl. Skeene. ...
Image title
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Place image published:
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London
PLACE_IMAGE_PUBLISHE D
London
Place image published
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Image publisher:
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W. Lane, Leadenhall Street
IMAGE_PUBLISHER
W. Lane, Leadenhall Street
Image publisher
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Image date:
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1789
IMAGE_DATE
1789
Image date
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Image function:
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fold-out plate; vol. 1, following p. 350
Image_Function
fold-out plate; vol. 1, following p. 350
Image function
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Technique:
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engraving
Technique
engraving
Technique
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Image dimension height:
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17.7 cm.
IMAGE_DIMENSIONS_hei ght
17.7 cm.
Image dimension height
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Image dimension width:
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22.7 cm.
IMAGE_DIMENSIONS_wid th
22.7 cm.
Image dimension width
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Page dimension height:
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21.3 cm.
PAGE_DIMENSIONS_heig ht
21.3 cm.
Page dimension height
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Page dimension width:
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25.6 cm.
PAGE_DIMENSIONS_widt h
25.6 cm.
Page dimension width
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Materials medium:
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ink
MATERIALS_medium
ink
Materials medium
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Materials support:
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paper
MATERIALS_support
paper
Materials support
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Languages:
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English
Languages
English
Languages
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Description:
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View of a saw mill and block house or fortification beside a river. Also includes waterfall, bridge, and pile of wooden pallets. In the foreground a group of native Americans smoke a pipe and two European soldiers stand near a gun or musket.
Description
View of a saw mill and block house or fortification beside a river. Also includes waterfall, bridge, and pile of wooden pallets. In the foreground a group of native Americans smoke a pipe and two European soldiers stand near a gun or musket.
Description
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Source creator:
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Anburey, Thomas
SOURCE_creator
Anburey, Thomas
Source creator
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Source Title:
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Travels through the interior part of America. In a series of letters. By an officer ... Vol. I.
SOURCE_title
Travels through the interior part of America. In a series of letters. By an officer ... Vol. I.
Source Title
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Source place of publication:
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London
SOURCE_place_of_publ ication
London
Source place of publication
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Source publisher:
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Printed for William Lane, Leadenhall-Street
SOURCE_publisher
Printed for William Lane, Leadenhall-Street
Source publisher
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Source date:
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MDCCLXXXIX [1789]
SOURCE_date
MDCCLXXXIX [1789]
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notes:
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General John Burgoyne, leading a force of some some 9,000 men, including about 4,200 British regulars, 4,000 German troops, and several hundred Canadians and native Americans embarked from Canada, on June 17, 1777. In July 1777, this mill and blockhouse used as a temporary headquarters for the American forces under General Philip Schuyler were burned to keep them out of the hands of the British.
NOTES
General John Burgoyne, leading a force of some some 9,000 men, including about 4,200 British regulars, 4,000 German troops, and several hundred Canadians and native Americans embarked from Canada, on June 17, 1777. In July 1777, this mill and blockhouse used as a temporary headquarters for the American forces under General Philip Schuyler were burned to keep them out of the hands of the British.
notes
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Time Period:
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1751-1800
TIME_PERIOD
1751-1800
Time Period
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Subject Area:
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Artifacts, industry, and human activities; Indigenous peoples; Geography, maps, city views and plans
subject_groups
Artifacts, industry, and human activities; Indigenous peoples; Geography, maps, city views and plans
Subject Area
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geographic area:
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North America
geographic_areas
North America
geographic area
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Subject headings:
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United States--History--Rev olution, 1775-1783--Campaigns ; Burgoyne's Invasion, 1777
subject_heads
United States--History--Rev olution, 1775-1783--Campaigns ; Burgoyne's Invasion, 1777
Subject headings
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Provenance/Donor:
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Acquired in 1955.
PROVENANCE_or_DONOR
Acquired in 1955.
Provenance/Donor
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Owner and copyright:
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©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
OWNER_and_COPYRIGHT
©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
Owner and copyright
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