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.
Summary
Photograph of an engraving by John Bower showing the British fleet bombarding Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Maryland.
Caption continues: 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, ....
Original print is in the Peale Museum, Baltimore, Maryland.
Tags
Date
01/01/1950
Contributors
Bower, John, engraver
Location
Baltimore (Md.), 39.29028, -76.61222
Source
Library of Congress
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