Detail View: JCB Archive of Early American Images: A View of the Battery and Harbour of New York, and the Ambuscade frigate
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Accession number:
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02003
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Record number:
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02003-1
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JCB call number:
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D794 D769l
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Image title:
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A View of the Battery and Harbour of New York, and the Ambuscade frigate
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Creator 1:
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John Drayton
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Creator 1 dates:
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1766-1822
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Creator 1 role:
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delin.
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Creator 2:
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Samuel Hill
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Creator 2 dates:
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d. 1804
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Creator 2 role:
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Sct.
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Place image published:
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[Charleston]
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Image publisher:
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[Harrison and Bowen]
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Image date:
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[1794]
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Image function:
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plate; following p. 20
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Technique:
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engraving
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Image dimension height:
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9.8 cm.
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Image dimension width:
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14.6 cm.
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Page dimension height:
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19.5 cm.
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Page dimension width:
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11.8 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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Inscription:
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l. r.: 1794
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Languages:
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English
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Description:
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View of the battery in New York City with the frigate, Ambuscade, in the harbor. Includes American flag and watch tower.
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Source creator:
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Drayton, John, 1766-1822
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Source Title:
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Letters written during a tour through the northern and eastern states of America
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Source place of publication:
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Charleston: South-Carolina
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Source publisher:
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Printed by Harrison and Bowen
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Source date:
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M,DCC,XCIV. [1794]
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notes:
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In 1793 the French frigate, Ambuscade, engaged the British frigate, Boston, in a battle in which the Boston was heavily damaged and her captain killed. After the battle the Ambuscade sailed into New York harbor. Drayton mentions drawing the liberty cap on the fore-top-gallant-mast head. Image placed horizontally on page.
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Time Period:
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1751-1800
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References:
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http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/history/WEBCUTTERS/Vigilant_1791.html (July 2004)
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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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Geography, maps, city views and plans
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Subject headings:
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France--History--Revolution, 1789-1799
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