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The Battle of Bunker Hill, a dramatic piece, etc.

1776
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Battle of Bunker Hill, a dramatic piece, etc.
  • Author: Hugh Henry Brackenridge (American, Campbeltown, Scotland 1748–1816)
  • Author: John Parke (American, 1754–1789)
  • Engraver: John Norman (American (born England), ca. 1748–1817 Boston, Massachusetts)
  • Publisher: Robert Bell (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
  • Dedicatee: Richard Stockton (American, 1730–1781)
  • Published in: Philadelphia
  • Date: 1776
  • Medium: Illustrations: etching and engraving
  • Dimensions: Binding: 7 7/8 × 4 15/16 in. (20 × 12.5 cm)
    Book open in cradle: 7 7/8 × 10 1/4 in. (20 × 26 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.90.1819
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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