COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB~1~1
JCB Archive of Early American Images
Collection
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Accession number:
29875
accession_no
29875
Accession number
false
Record number:
29875-3
record_number
29875-3
Record number
false
JCB call number:
D789 J69H1
jcb_call_no
D789 J69H1
JCB call number
false
Image title:
Battle of Bunkers Hill.
image_title
Battle of Bunkers Hill.
Image title
false
Place image published:
[London]
place_image_published
[London]
Place image published
false
Image publisher:
[E. Newbery]
image_publisher
[E. Newbery]
Image publisher
false
Image date:
[1789]
image_date
[1789]
Image date
false
Image function:
plate; following p. 70
image_function
plate; following p. 70
Image function
false
Technique:
engraving
technique
engraving
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
11.2 cm.
image_dimensions_height
11.2 cm.
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
6.5 cm.
image_dimensions_width
6.5 cm.
Image dimension width
false
Page dimension height:
13.7 cm.
page_dimensions_height
13.7 cm.
Page dimension height
false
Page dimension width:
8.2 cm.
page_dimensions_width
8.2 cm.
Page dimension width
false
Materials medium:
ink
materials_medium
ink
Materials medium
false
Materials support:
paper
materials_support
paper
Materials support
false
Languages:
English
languages
English
Languages
false
Description:
Battle of Bunker Hill. Includes a British ship with a lion figurehead, tents or encampment, scene of warfare, and fortifications.
description
Battle of Bunker Hill. Includes a British ship with a lion figurehead, tents or encampment, scene of warfare, and fortifications.
Description
false
Source creator:
Johnson, R. (Richard), 1733 or 1734-1793
source_creator
Johnson, R. (Richard), 1733 or 1734-1793
Source creator
false
Source Title:
The history of North America ... By the Rev. Mr. Cooper
source_title
The history of North America ... By the Rev. Mr. Cooper
Source Title
false
Source place of publication:
London
source_place_of_publication
London
Source place of publication
false
Source publisher:
Printed for E. Newbery, the Corner of St. Paul's Church-Yard
source_publisher
Printed for E. Newbery, the Corner of St. Paul's Church-Yard
Source publisher
false
Source date:
1789
source_date
1789
Source date
false
notes:
The battle of Bunker's Hill, actually conducted at Breed's Hill, resulted in a dearly-bought British victory. Despite losing the battle, and thus control of Boston to the British, the campaign was seen as the first step towards American independence.
notes
The battle of Bunker's Hill, actually conducted at Breed's Hill, resulted in a dearly-bought British victory. Despite losing the battle, and thus control of Boston to the British, the campaign was seen as the first step towards American independence.
notes
false
Time Period:
1751-1800
time_period
1751-1800
Time Period
false
Provenance/Donor:
Acquired in 1946.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired in 1946.
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
geographic area:
North America
geographic_areas
North America
geographic area
false
Subject Area:
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
subject_groups
Artifacts, industry, and human activities
Subject Area
false
Subject headings:
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns
subject_heads
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Campaigns
Subject headings
false
Subject headings:
Bunker Hill, Battle of, Boston, Mass., 1775
subject_heads
Bunker Hill, Battle of, Boston, Mass., 1775
Subject headings
false