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The taking of the City of Washington in America

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection

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Wallach Division Picture Collection

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American History -- 1810s

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The taking of the City of Washington in America

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The taking of the City of Washington in America
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Wallach Division Picture Collection

American History -- 1810s

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1885-12
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC AME-181
Topics
United States -- 1810-1819
Fires -- Washington (D.C.) -- 1810-1819
Arms & armament -- Washington (D.C.) -- 1810-1819
Campaigns & battles -- Washington (D.C.) -- 1810-1819
Military personnel -- Washington (D.C.) -- 1810-1819
Washington (D.C.)--History--Capture by the British, 1814
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Conjectural works
Notes
Content: Printed on border: "The City of Washington the Capital of the United States of America was taken by the British forces under Major Gen-l Ross." Includes additional text.
Content: Reproduction of an 1814 copper engraving.
Source note: Magazine of American History, with notes and queries. (New York : A. S. Barnes Co., 1877-1893).
Physical Description
Line photoengravings
Extent: 1 print : b ; 14 x 16 cm. (5 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.)
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17168662
Barcode: 33333159316864
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 43f21010-c531-012f-0748-58d385a7bc34
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The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1885: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The taking of the City of Washington in America" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1885-12. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-f772-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The taking of the City of Washington in America" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-f772-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1885-12). The taking of the City of Washington in America Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e0-f772-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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The taking of the City of Washington in America