Seat of War in the Environs of Philadelphia, from the London Magazine
London periodicals regularly reported on the American Revolutionary War (1775-81) and this map describes the area around the Delaware River and Philadelphia, between Trenton to Lancaster, where the British campaigned in 1777 to take the seat of American government. When the British general William Howe failed to draw American forces under George Washington into battle in northern New Jersey, British troops sailed down the Chesapeake and advanced on Philadelphia from the south. Washington's attempts at defence ended in an American defeat at the Battle of Brandywine on September 11, 1777 after which Howe occupied Philadelphia and Washington retreated west of the city to Valley Forge for the winter.
Artwork Details
- Title: Seat of War in the Environs of Philadelphia, from the London Magazine
- Engraver: Thomas Kitchin (British, Southwark 1719–1784 St. Albans)
- Printer: Robert Baldwin, London
- Date: December 1777
- Medium: Etching and engraving
- Dimensions: Image: 7 3/8 × 9 13/16 in. (18.7 × 24.9 cm)
Sheet (clipped impression): 7 7/8 × 10 1/2 in. (20 × 26.7 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Gift of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
- Object Number: 24.90.1293
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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