Detail View: JCB Archive of Early American Images: South-east view of Sackett's harbour.
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Accession number:
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03897
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Record number:
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03897-3
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JCB call number:
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D816 T483
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Image title:
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South-east view of Sackett's harbour.
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Creator 1:
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Thomas Birch
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Creator 1 dates:
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1779-1851
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Creator 1 role:
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del.
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Place image published:
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[Philadelphia]
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Image publisher:
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[Thomas Desilver]
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Image date:
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[1816]
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Image function:
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plate; following p. 140
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Technique:
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stipple engraving
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Image dimension height:
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7.6 cm.
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Image dimension width:
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6.2 cm.
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Page dimension height:
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17.2 cm.
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Page dimension width:
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10.3 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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Description:
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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.
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Source creator:
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Thomson, John Lewis
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Source Title:
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Historical sketches of the late war, between the United States and Great Britain ...
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Source place of publication:
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Philadelphia
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Source publisher:
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Published by Thomas Desilver. Also by M. Carey and A. Small ...
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Source date:
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1816
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notes:
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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
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Time Period:
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1801-1850
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Provenance/Donor:
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Acquired before 1870.
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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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United States--History--War of 1812
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