//
For internal use only
Not On Display
Print (Etching)
FIRST VIEW of the BATTLE of PATAPSCO NECK/ DEDICATED TO THOSE WHO LOST THEIR FRIENDS IN DEFENCE OF THEIR COUNTRY/ SEPT\R 12 1814
John Bower
1820-1840
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
John Bower (Etcher)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia or Baltimore; Pennsylvania or Maryland; Philadelphia or Baltimore; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (wove)
Museum Object Number
1976.0131
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Orrin Wickersham June
Share Object
Complete Details
Object Number
1976.0131
Object Name
Print (Etching)
Title
FIRST VIEW of the BATTLE of PATAPSCO NECK/ DEDICATED TO THOSE WHO LOST THEIR FRIENDS IN DEFENCE OF THEIR COUNTRY/ SEPT\R 12 1814
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
John Bower (Etcher)
Place of Origin
Philadelphia or Baltimore; Pennsylvania or Maryland; Philadelphia or Baltimore; Mid-Atlantic; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Bower worked in Philadelphia, but it is possible this print was struck there or Baltimore.
Date
1820-1840
Subject(s)
- Military
- Historical
Materials
- Ink
- Paper (wove)
Techniques
- Line Etched
- Stipple Etched
- Engraved
Dimensions (inches)
16.94 (H) x 19.3 (W) x 13.68 (Image H) x 16.46 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
43.02 (H) x 48.9 (W) x 34.74 (Image H) x 41.81 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
H at right. W near bottom. Plate H: 14.4 in. (36.7 cm). Plate W: 17.1 in. (43.5 cm).
Edition State
I; second printing
Edition Watermark
none
Edition Notes
This print was reprinted about 1830 from the original plate, which was first published in 1814. While John Bower engraved maps, portraits, etc., in Philadelphia, it is probable that the reprint was struck in Baltimore.