Detail View: JCB Archive of Early American Images: A View of St. John's, upon the River Sorell, in Canada, with the Redoubts, Works, &c. Taken in the Year 1776, during the late War in America
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Accession number:
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31705
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Record number:
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31705-1
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JCB call number:
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D789 A537t
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Image title:
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A View of St. John's, upon the River Sorell, in Canada, with the Redoubts, Works, &c. Taken in the Year 1776, during the late War in America
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Place image published:
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London
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Image publisher:
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William Lane, Leadenhall Street
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Image date:
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1789
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Image function:
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fold-out plate; vol. 1, following p. 136
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Technique:
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engraving
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Image dimension height:
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19.7 cm.
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Image dimension width:
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40 cm.
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Page dimension height:
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23.8 cm.
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Page dimension width:
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45 cm.
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Materials medium:
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ink
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Materials support:
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paper
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Languages:
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English
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Description:
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View of a settlement and fortifications beside a river. A group of native Americans meet around a camp fire in foreground while others rest under an upturned canoe. Another group of men smoke a pipe and hold a hatchet or axe. Built environment includes ships, sail boats, and dwellings
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Source creator:
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Anburey, Thomas
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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.
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Source place of publication:
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London
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Source publisher:
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Printed for William Lane, Leadenhall-Street
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Source date:
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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 St. Johns, present-day St. Jean, Canada, on June 17, 1777. His mission was to proceed south through New York, capture Albany, and meet up with Sir Henry Clinton. His campaign was unsuccessful and the battle of Saratoga which sealed his defeat is considered the turning point of the American revolutionary war.
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Time Period:
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1751-1800
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Provenance/Donor:
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Acquired in 1955.
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Owner and copyright:
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©John Carter Brown Library, Box 1894, Brown University, Providence, R.I. 02912
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geographic area:
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North America
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Subject Area:
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Artifacts, industry, and human activities
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Subject Area:
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Geography, maps, city views and plans
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Subject Area:
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Indigenous peoples
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Subject headings:
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Burgoyne's Invasion, 1777
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Subject headings:
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United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns
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