CharlesTown,Bristol,Five Fathom Hole,1776,Charleston,SC
Title: A N.W.b.N. view of Charles Town from on board the Bristol ... taken in Five Fathom Hole the day after the attack upon Fort Sulivan by the Commodore & his squadron, which action continued 9 hours & 40 minutes / engrav'd ... by Wm. Faden.
Creator(s): Faden, William, 1749-1836, engraver
Date Created/Published: London : Publish'd according to Act of Parliament by Wm. Faden Corner of St. Martin's Lane Charing Cross, 1776 Augt. 10th.
Summary: Print shows Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, with the British fleet in the foreground, at the time of the assault on Fort Sullivan, with the city of Charleston visible in the background; prominent features identified by letter with legend printed below image.
Notes:
Possible restrikes from later edition published in New York.
Illus. in: Atlas of the battles of the American Revolution, together with maps shewing the routes of the British and American Armies, plans of cities, surveys of harbors, &c., / taken during that eventful period by officers attached to the Royal Army. [New York: Bartlett & Welford, 1845?, no. 28]
Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress / Compiled by Donald H. Cresswell, with a foreword by Sinclair H. Hitchings. Washington : [For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.], 1975, no. 611.
Subjects:
Naval warfare--British--South Carolina--Sullivan's Island (Island)--1770-1780.
Warships--British--South Carolina--Sullivan's Island (Island)--1770-1780.
Fort Moultrie, Battle of, S.C., 1776.
Fort Sullivan (S.C.)--1770-1780.
Sullivan's Island (S.C. : Island)--1770-1780.
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.
Book illustrations--1840-1850.
Etchings--1770-1780.
Bookmark /2004672417/
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