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:
03897
accession_no
03897
Accession number
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Record number:
03897-3
record_number
03897-3
Record number
false
JCB call number:
D816 T483
jcb_call_no
D816 T483
JCB call number
false
Image title:
South-east view of Sackett's harbour.
image_title
South-east view of Sackett's harbour.
Image title
false
Creator 1:
Thomas Birch
creator1
Thomas Birch
Creator 1
false
Creator 1 dates:
1779-1851
creator1_dates
1779-1851
Creator 1 dates
false
Creator 1 role:
del.
creator1_role
del.
Creator 1 role
false
Place image published:
[Philadelphia]
place_image_published
[Philadelphia]
Place image published
false
Image publisher:
[Thomas Desilver]
image_publisher
[Thomas Desilver]
Image publisher
false
Image date:
[1816]
image_date
[1816]
Image date
false
Image function:
plate; following p. 140
image_function
plate; following p. 140
Image function
false
Technique:
stipple engraving
technique
stipple engraving
Technique
false
Image dimension height:
7.6 cm.
image_dimensions_height
7.6 cm.
Image dimension height
false
Image dimension width:
6.2 cm.
image_dimensions_width
6.2 cm.
Image dimension width
false
Page dimension height:
17.2 cm.
page_dimensions_height
17.2 cm.
Page dimension height
false
Page dimension width:
10.3 cm.
page_dimensions_width
10.3 cm.
Page dimension width
false
Materials medium:
ink
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ink
Materials medium
false
Materials support:
paper
materials_support
paper
Materials support
false
Description:
VIew of harbor and shipyards. Also includes fortifications, boat, dwellings, battalion of soldiers, and ships. Items in the image are numbered for identification in key below.
description
VIew of harbor and shipyards. Also includes fortifications, boat, dwellings, battalion of soldiers, and ships. Items in the image are numbered for identification in key below.
Description
false
Source creator:
Thomson, John Lewis
source_creator
Thomson, John Lewis
Source creator
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 ...
Source Title
false
Source place of publication:
Philadelphia
source_place_of_publication
Philadelphia
Source place of publication
false
Source publisher:
Published by Thomas Desilver. Also by M. Carey and A. Small ...
source_publisher
Published by Thomas Desilver. Also by M. Carey and A. Small ...
Source publisher
false
Source date:
1816
source_date
1816
Source date
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notes:
During the War of 1812, Sackett's Harbor on the New York state side of Lake Ontario was the headquarters and main shipbuilding naval base of the American fleet on the lake. Kingston was the base for the British fleet. The battle fought there on May 29, 1812, was a decisive American victory.Image placed horizontally on page
notes
During the War of 1812, Sackett's Harbor on the New York state side of Lake Ontario was the headquarters and main shipbuilding naval base of the American fleet on the lake. Kingston was the base for the British fleet. The battle fought there on May 29, 1812, was a decisive American victory.Image placed horizontally on page
notes
false
Time Period:
1801-1850
time_period
1801-1850
Time Period
false
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
Owner and copyright
false
geographic area:
North America
geographic_areas
North America
geographic 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--War of 1812
subject_heads
United States--History--War of 1812
Subject headings
false