COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB Archive of Early American Images
Collection
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Accession number:
17162
accession_no
17162
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Record number:
17162-1
record_number
17162-1
Record number
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JCB call number:
A37e
jcb_call_no
A37e
JCB call number
false
Image title:
The Town of Falmouth, Burnt, by Captain Moet, Octbr. 18th 1775.
image_title
The Town of Falmouth, Burnt, by Captain Moet, Octbr. 18th 1775.
Image title
false
Creator 1:
John Norman
creator1
John Norman
Creator 1
false
Creator 1 dates:
b. ca. 1748-1817
creator1_dates
b. ca. 1748-1817
Creator 1 dates
false
Place image published:
[Boston]
place_image_published
[Boston]
Place image published
false
Image publisher:
[Nathaniel Coverly and Robert Hodge]
image_publisher
[Nathaniel Coverly and Robert Hodge]
Image publisher
false
Image date:
[1782]
image_date
[1782]
Image date
false
Image function:
fold-out frontispiece; vol. 2
image_function
fold-out frontispiece; vol. 2
Image function
false
Technique:
engraving
technique
engraving
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
13.2 cm.
image_dimensions_height
13.2 cm.
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
28 cm.
image_dimensions_width
28 cm.
Image dimension width
false
Page dimension height:
20.4 cm.
page_dimensions_height
20.4 cm.
Page dimension height
false
Page dimension width:
32.5 cm.
page_dimensions_width
32.5 cm.
Page dimension width
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Materials medium:
ink
materials_medium
ink
Materials medium
false
Materials support:
paper
materials_support
paper
Materials support
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Languages:
English
languages
English
Languages
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Description:
View of the harbor of Falmouth being attacked by warships. Built environment includes church, windmill, wharves, ships, and burning dwellings.
description
View of the harbor of Falmouth being attacked by warships. Built environment includes church, windmill, wharves, ships, and burning dwellings.
Description
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Source Title:
An impartial history of the war in America, between Great Britain and the United States ... Vol. II.
source_title
An impartial history of the war in America, between Great Britain and the United States ... Vol. II.
Source Title
false
Source place of publication:
Boston
source_place_of_publication
Boston
Source place of publication
false
Source publisher:
Printed by Nathaniel Coverly and Robert Hodge, at their Office in Newbury-Street
source_publisher
Printed by Nathaniel Coverly and Robert Hodge, at their Office in Newbury-Street
Source publisher
false
Source date:
M. DCC. LXXXII. [1782]
source_date
M. DCC. LXXXII. [1782]
Source date
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notes:
Lieutenant Henry Mowatt led a squadron of four British ships to Falmouth harbor, present-day Portland, Maine, and issued an ultimatum that the people of the town give up their weapons or risk destruction of the town. Instigated to subdue the rebellion amongst the colonists, the bombardment of Falmouth instead solidified support of the colonial cause. Authorship of this book is attributed to James Murray by Evans. Shadwell attributes the print to John Norman.
notes
Lieutenant Henry Mowatt led a squadron of four British ships to Falmouth harbor, present-day Portland, Maine, and issued an ultimatum that the people of the town give up their weapons or risk destruction of the town. Instigated to subdue the rebellion amongst the colonists, the bombardment of Falmouth instead solidified support of the colonial cause. Authorship of this book is attributed to James Murray by Evans. Shadwell attributes the print to John Norman.
notes
false
Time Period:
1751-1800
time_period
1751-1800
Time Period
false
References:
Shadwell, W.J. American Printmaking, 69; http://www.maine.rr… (Nov. 2003)
references_
Shadwell, W.J. American Printmaking, 69; http://www.maine.rr.com/around_town/features/7_4_99/Default.asp (Nov. 2003)
References
false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired in 1936.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired in 1936.
Provenance/Donor
false
Owner and copyright:
©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
false
Commentary:
commentary
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Commentary
false
geographic area:
North America
geographic_areas
North America
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Subject Area:
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
subject_groups
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
Subject Area
false
Subject Area:
Geography, maps, city views and plans
subject_groups
Geography, maps, city views and plans
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns
subject_heads
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns
Subject headings
false