A view of the bombardment of Fort McHenry, near Baltimore, by the British fleet, taken from the observatory under the command of Admirals Cochrane & Cockburn on the morning of the 13th of Sepr. 1814 which lasted 24 hours, & thrown from 1500 to 1800 shells in the night attempted to land by forcing a passage up the ferry branch but were repulsed with great loss / J. Bower, sc. Philadelphia.

A view of the bombardment of Fort McHenry, near Baltimore, by the British fleet, taken from the obsesrvatory under the command of Admirals Cochrane & Cockburn, on the morning of the 13th of Sept. 1814 ... / J. Bower sc Philadelphia.

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A view of the bombardment of Fort McHenry, near Baltimore, by the British fleet, taken from the observatory under the command of Admirals Cochrane & Cockburn on the morning of the 13th of Sepr. 1814 which lasted 24 hours, & thrown from 1500 to 1800 shells in the night attempted to land by forcing a passage up the ferry branch but were repulsed with great loss / J. Bower, sc. Philadelphia.

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Re-engraving of earlier print shows the British fleet bombarding Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Maryland, during the War of 1812.
Purchase; Old Print Shop; 2012; (DLC/PP-2013:004).

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01/01/1905

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Bower, John, artist

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Baltimore (Md.), 39.29028, -76.61222

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