COLLECTION NAME:
JCB Archive of Early American Images
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JCB Archive of Early American Images
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Accession number:
03897
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03897
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Record number:
03897-10
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03897-10
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JCB call number:
D816 T483
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D816 T483
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Image title:
Siege & Defence of Fort Erie
image_title
Siege & Defence of Fort Erie
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Creator 1:
D. B. Douglass
creator1
D. B. Douglass
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false
Creator 1 role:
Drawn by ... U.S. Engineer
creator1_role
Drawn by ... U.S. Engineer
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false
Creator 2:
J. Vallance
creator2
J. Vallance
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false
Creator 2 role:
Engraved by
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Engraved by
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false
Place image published:
[Philadelphia]
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[Philadelphia]
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false
Image publisher:
[Thomas Desilver]
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[Thomas Desilver]
Image publisher
false
Image date:
[1816]
image_date
[1816]
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Image function:
fold-out plate; following p. 302
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fold-out plate; following p. 302
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false
Technique:
stipple engraving
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stipple engraving
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false
Image dimension height:
20.8 cm.
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20.8 cm.
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false
Image dimension width:
36.8 cm.
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36.8 cm.
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Page dimension height:
24.8 cm.
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24.8 cm.
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Page dimension width:
39.4 cm.
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39.4 cm.
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Materials medium:
ink
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ink
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Materials support:
paper
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paper
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Languages:
English
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English
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Description:
Plan of Fort Erie showing fortifications, bastions, and battle plan. Includes scale and some topographical details. Items in the image are lettered for identification in key below.
description
Plan of Fort Erie showing fortifications, bastions, and battle plan. Includes scale and some topographical details. Items in the image are lettered for identification in key below.
Description
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Source creator:
Thomson, John Lewis
source_creator
Thomson, John Lewis
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false
Source Title:
Historical sketches of the late war, between the United States and Great Britain ...
source_title
Historical sketches of the late war, between the United States and Great Britain ...
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Source place of publication:
Philadelphia
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Philadelphia
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false
Source publisher:
Published by Thomas Desilver. Also by M. Carey and A. Small ...
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Published by Thomas Desilver. Also by M. Carey and A. Small ...
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Source date:
1816
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1816
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notes:
Fort Erie, across the Niagara River from Buffalo, New York, was the first British fort to be constructed in what was formerly French land following the French and Indian War. During the War of 1812, the fort was held by United States' forces after it was abandoned by British troops in June 1813. The British launched an attack against the fort on August 15, 1814, which was successfully repelled by a well-prepared American army. The British siege was broken on September 17, when American troops were able to capture or damage the British siege batteries.
notes
Fort Erie, across the Niagara River from Buffalo, New York, was the first British fort to be constructed in what was formerly French land following the French and Indian War. During the War of 1812, the fort was held by United States' forces after it was abandoned by British troops in June 1813. The British launched an attack against the fort on August 15, 1814, which was successfully repelled by a well-prepared American army. The British siege was broken on September 17, when American troops were able to capture or damage the British siege batteries.
notes
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Time Period:
1801-1850
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1801-1850
Time Period
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Provenance/Donor:
Acquired before 1870.
provenance_or_donor
Acquired before 1870.
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
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false
geographic area:
North America
geographic_areas
North America
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false
Subject Area:
Geography, maps, city views and plans
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Geography, maps, city views and plans
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false
Subject headings:
Fort Erie (Ont.)--History--Siege, 1814
subject_heads
Fort Erie (Ont.)--History--Siege, 1814
Subject headings
false
Subject headings:
Lake Erie, Battle of, 1813
subject_heads
Lake Erie, Battle of, 1813
Subject headings
false
Subject headings:
United States--History--War of 1812
subject_heads
United States--History--War of 1812
Subject headings
false
Subject headings:
Fortification
subject_heads
Fortification
Subject headings
false