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Port Folio Collection 1810 -1817

39 Rare Prints…

March 2010

USDLDRB Port Folio magazine prints collection 1810 - 1817

American and Canadian military battles, people and scenes.$225 2589_27Philip Schuyler Esq. Maj. Genl. in the American Service18101

$195 2589_39General View of the Falls of Niagara”18102

$145 2589_14Copy of the Medal presented by Congress to Commodore Preble18103

$145 2589_33Plan of an Ancient Fortification on the east bank of the Little Miami River about 18104

$95 2589_38Rapids of the Niagara Falls18115

$175 2589_29General Knox18116

$225 2589_35The Death of General Wolfe18117

$150 2589_30General Knox18128

$150 2589_32Sir Samuel Auchmuty KP18129

$275 2589_31Gen. D Morgan181210

$275 2589_03View of Fort Niagara on Lake Ontario from the Light House on the British Side181211

$225 2589_09Capture of the British Sloop of War Frolic of 24 guns, by the U.S. Sloop War 181312

$175 2589_36A View of Quebec from Point Levy181313

$150 2589_21Commodore John Barry181314

$90 2589_37On The St. Lawrence181315

$225 2589_23 James Lawrence Esqr. Late of the United States Navy.181316

$395 2589_24 James Lawrence Esq.181317

$125 2589_20William Bainbridge, Esq. of the United States Navy181318

$125 2589_25Wm. Henry Allen Esq. late of the United States Navy181419

$150 2589_13O.H. Perry Esqr. of the United States Navy181420

$225 2589_04Fort Niagara taken from the British side of the River at Newark181421

$135 2589_16Alexander Murray Esq. of the United States Navy181422

$125 2589_26Richard Dale Esq. late of the United States Navy181423

$250 2589_10Peacock & L'Epervier181424

$225 2589_05[Queenston] Queenstown, upper Canada181425

$125 2589_22Capt.’ M.C. [JD] Elliott, US Navy181426

$195 2589_11A Plan of Fort Sandusky181527

$195 2589_19Lt. Col. Croghan181528

$275 2589_17Major General Harrison181529

$250 2589_06South-east view of Sackett's harbour181530

$250 2589_07Attack on Fort Oswego181531

$200 2589_08A View of the Port of Buffaloe - Lake Erie181532

$275 2589_02Battle of Niagara181533

$145 2589_15James Biddle, Esq. of the United States Navy181534

$175 2589_12Battle Monument in Baltimore181635

$175 2589_18Major General Brown, US Army181636

$175 2589_28Thos Mifflin, Esqr.181737

$325 2589_01Capture of Fort George181738

$150 2589_34Ancient Fortification in Ohio181739

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LDRB Port Folio magazine prints collection 1810 - 1817 American and Canadian military battles, people and scenes.

Pub. Date1810Pub. MonthsJAN-JUN

June 1810, p.82, Port Folio magazine black stipple engraved print.Engraving by Leney. after a John Trumbull paintingPaper: 5” x 8 1/2”. Oval Image: 2 1/2” x 3 1/4”Embossed paper 5 1/4” x 5 1/8” a little darker than surrounding paper.Some toning outside embossing with a few nicks on the right paper topedge. Otherwise, very good condition.

General Philip Schuyler (1733-1804)American Revolutionary officer. He served in the French and Indian Warand helped settle colonial war claims with Britain (1761 – 63). He served in the New York legislature (1768 – 75) and in the Continental Congress (1775 – 77, 1778 – 80). In the American Revolution he was commissioned one of four major generals in the Continental Army. As commander of the northern department, he was unable, because of illness, to undertake his planned invasion of Canada. His later defeat atthe Battle of Ticonderoga led to his replacement by Horatio Gates. He subsequently served as one of New York's first U.S. senators (1789 – 91, 1797 – 98).

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The Port Folio collection item # 2589_27

Philip Schuyler Esq. Maj. Genl. in the American Service

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March 1810, p.183, Port Folio magazine black aquatint engraved print.[John James] Barralet after sketch by Alexander Wilson.Engraving by George CookePaper: 5” x 8 3/4”.Image: 4 1/2” x 7 1/4”Bottom paper edge with removal markings affecting word falls and of slightly at the bottom of letters. Two very small light foxing mark at topcenter. Otherwise, very good condition.

Alexander Wilson. Wilson (1766-1813) is known as the `father of American ornithology,' but he was also a poet and landscape artist. In 1804, Wilson and two companions traveled through the American backwoods on a grand excursion to Niagara Falls. This trip was celebrated in Wilson's paean to American nature, "The Foresters: a poem, descriptive of a journey to the Falls of Niagara in the autumn of 1804," which appeared in The Port Folio from June 1809 through March1810. This poem was accompanied by engravings after Wilson showingscenes and events from the trip, including two views of Niagara Falls


John James Barralet after sketch by Alexander Wilson.March 1810. 4 1/2 x 7 3/8.Engraving by George Cookeview by

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General View of the Falls of Niagara”







July 1810, p.354, Port Folio magazine black aquatint engraved print.Paper: 5 1/8” x 8”Image: Two circle engravings. Each image size is 2 1/4” diameter and5” x 8 1/2” overall.Very light foxing around images and bottom right of paper edge with a thin 1/8” x 1 1/4: piece missing. Otherwise, very good condition.

An uncommon engraving of Commodore Preble's Medal awarded to himby Congress. The upper engraving (obverse) was executed by D[avid] Edwin. The lower (reverse) was executed by H[enry] Lawson.

Commodore Edwrd Preble (1761-1807).


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Copy of the Medal presented by Congress to Commodore Preble







June 1810, p.485, Port Folio magazine black aquatint engraved print.Created by Enoch G. GridleyPaper: 5” x 8 3/4”.Vinette Image: 4 3/4” x 5”Lightly bossed paper. Paper on bottom right corner repaired and missingpiece on edge, 1/4” x 2” replaced. Likely folded 1” from the bottom in the publication. Otherwise, very good condition.

Full title: Plan of an ancient fortification on the east bank of the Little Miami River [cartographic material] : about four miles above the mouthof Todd's Fork, and 30 miles N.E. from Cincinnati, in the County of Warren, State of Ohio, the area of which is 100 acres of land. / E. Gridley sc.

Scale: Scale [ca. 1: 15,840]. 80 poles to an inch.


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Plan of an Ancient Fortification on the east bank of the Little MiamiRiver about four miles above the mouth of Todd’s Fork...






Pub. Date1811Pub. MonthsJULY-DEC

July 1811, p.43, Port Folio magazine black aquatint engraved print.Engraving by Hewitt.Paper: 5” x 8 3/4”.Image: 3 1/2” x 6”Lightly embossed paper with faint offset of type transferred from opposite page at some point. Bottom paper edge with removal markingsplus the right paper border less than left side. Otherwise, very good condition.


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Rapids of the Niagara Falls







July-Dec. 1811, p.99, Port Folio magazine black stipple engraved print.Engraving by Edwin after a C.W. Peale paintingPaper: 5” x 8 1/2”.Oval Image: 2 3/4” x 3 1/4”Very faint toning around perimeter of oval and paper edge on right veryminor spotting. Otherwise, very good condition.

General Henry Knox (1750 - 1806)American Revolutionary General and Washington's first secretary of war. Born in Boston, July 25, 1750, and died Oct. 25, 1806. Knox spentmuch of his spare time studying military science. He had joined a localmilitary company when he was 18, and in 1772 he became second in command of the newly formed Boston Grenadier Corps. He served withdistinction as an artillery officer in the American Revolution and later became Secretary of War. At his urging a group of Revolutionary officers founded the Society of the Cincinnati in 1783 to perpetuate theirmutual friendships and to assist needy officers and their families.


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General Knox







July-Dec. 1811, p.255, Port Folio magazine black aquatint engraved print.After a painting by B. WestPaper: 5” x 8 3/4”.Image: 4 1/4” x 6 3/8”Paper on bottom with a few very minor pin holes. Otherwise, very goodcondition.

NYPL has a copy of this but no details including source.


NY Public Libraryhttp://digital.nypl.org/MMPCO/advresults.cfm?&trg=3&keyword=wolfe&strucID=580062&title=The%20death%20of%20General%20Wolfe.&limit=title&qtype=all&match=vary&NUM=0&dstart=1

Creators: West, Benjamin, 1738-1820, artistPhysical Description: 1 print : b&w ;13 x 17 cm. (5 x 6 1/2 in.)Material Type: PrintsSubjects: Illustrations

United States -- 1750-1759Wolfe, James, 1727-1759

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The Death of General Wolfe







July-Dec. 1812, p.101, Port Folio magazine black stipple engraved print.Engraving by D. EdwinPaper: 5” x 8 1/2”.Vinette Image: 2 1/4” x 2 3/4”Paper edge on right very minor spotting otherwise, very good condition.

General Henry Knox (1750 - 1806)American Revolutionary General and Washington's first secretary of war. Born in Boston, July 25, 1750, and died Oct. 25, 1806. Knox spentmuch of his spare time studying military science. He had joined a localmilitary company when he was 18, and in 1772 he became second in command of the newly formed Boston Grenadier Corps. He served withdistinction as an artillery officer in the American Revolution and later became Secretary of War. At his urging a group of Revolutionary officers founded the Society of the Cincinnati in 1783 to perpetuate theirmutual friendships and to assist needy officers and their families


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General Knox







July-Dec. 1812, p.530, Port Folio magazine black stipple engraved print.Engraving by D. EdwinPaper: 5” x 8 1/2”.Vinette Image: 3” x 4”Lightly bossed paper. Paper edge on right rough edge at top and bottomleft corner bent. Otherwise, very good condition.

General Sir Samuel Auchmuty (1758-1822)British general. A Loyalist soldier in the American Revolution, he went to England at the end of the war. Successful service in India (1783-97)and in Egypt (1801-3) brought him popularity and a knighthood (1803). He served under John Whitelocke in the unsuccessful attack (1807) on Buenos Aires. He became (1810) commander in chief at Madras (now Chennai) and captured (1811) Java from the Dutch. In 1821 he was appointed commander in chief in Ireland.


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Sir Samuel Auchmuty KP







July-Dec. 1812, p.101, Port Folio magazine black stipple engraved print.Engraving by D. Edwin after a painting by C. W. PealePaper: 5” x 8 1/2”.Vinette Image: 3” x 3 3/4”Ebossed paper. Paper edge on right very minor spotting otherwise, verygood condition.

General Daniel Morgan (1736-1802)Morgan went with Benedict Arnold on the expedition (1775) against Québec, where he distinguished himself as commander after Arnold waswounded. Taken prisoner, he was exchanged in the fall of 1776 and commissioned a colonel.He fought in the battles of Saratoga in the fall of 1777. On January 17,1781, promoted to brigadier general, he won one of the most brilliant victories of the war when he overcame a superior British force (commanded by Col. Banastre Tarleton) by his effective use of cavalry atthe battle of Cowpens, South Carolina.


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Gen. D Morgan







October, 1812, p.327, Port Folio magazine black aquatint engraved print.Paper: 5 1/8” x 8 1/2”.Image: 4 1/8” x 7 1/4”Bottom right corner has a small piece of paper missing.Some very light foxing, otherwise very good condition.

The Niagara Frontier was the scene of most of the military activity during the war and the major fortification in the region was Fort Niagara, located on the present-day New York side of the Niagara Riverwhere it empties into Lake Ontario. This aquatint engraving shows the Fort Niagara from across the river in Newark (present-day Niagara-On-The-Lake). To the right in the foreground, is the British Fort George on the British (Canadian) side of the river.


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View of Fort Niagara on Lake Ontario from the Light House on the British Side







Capture of the British Sloop of War Frolic fought in the Atlantic (on 18 October 1812)

Jan-Jun 1813, p.156, Port Folio magazine black aquatint engraved print.T[homas Birch and S. Seymour (copy right secured)Paper: 5 ” x 8 3/8”Image: 3 3/4” x 8”Extremely light foxing on perimeter of the image and light paper creaseon bottom border, otherwise, very good condition.

The Americans captured the British vessel, but both vessels were damaged. The Americans were captured shortly after by a British ship ofthe line which happened on the scene.CommandersUnited States Navy - Jacob JonesUK Royal Navy - Thomas Whinyates


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Capture of the British Sloop of War Frolic of 24 guns, by the U.S. Sloop War Wasp of 18 guns







Jan-Jun. 1813, p.327, Port Folio magazine black aquatint engraved print.W. Strickland W.KneassPaper: 5” x 8 3/4”.Image: 4 1/4” x 7 1/4”Paper on bottom irregular not affecting title text. Otherwise, very good condition.


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A View of Quebec from Point Levy






Pub. Date1813Pub. Months JULY-DEC

July 1813, p.1, Port Folio magazine black stipple engraved print.Engraved by David Edwin after StuartPaper: 5” x 8 1/2”. Oval Image: 3 3/8” x 4 1/8”Trimmed to edge top and left side.Top left corner and right edge of paper with very small piece missing. Bottom edge of paper rough cut on right side. Otherwise, very good condition.

John Barry (1745-1803)A naval hero of the American Revolution. In placing Barry at the head ofthe Navy, George Washington stated he had special trust and confidence"in [Barry's] patriotism, valor, fidelity and abilities." Neither Washington, Barry's old friend, nor the Nation ever had reason to regretthe selection of Barry as head of the Navy. Barry played a vital role in establishing the earliest traditions of the Navy: faithful devotion to duty,honoring the flag, and vigilant protection of the rights of the sovereignUnited States. Considered the "Father of the American Navy".


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Commodore John Barry







July 1813, p.83, Port Folio magazine black aquatint engraved print.Engraving by Hewitt.Paper: 5” x 8 3/4”.Image: 3 1/2” x 5 7/8”Lightly embossed paper with faint offset of type transferred from opposite page at some point. Bottom paper edge with removal markingsplus the right paper border less than left side. Otherwise, very good condition.


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On The St. Lawrence







December 1813, p.117, Port Folio magazine black stipple engraved print.Engraved by Rollinson after Stuart.Paper: 5” x 8 1/2”.Image: 2 1/2” x 3 3/4”Very faint toning around and some in top right of image and paper edgeon right with a small piece of paper missing at top, Otherwise, very goodcondition.

James Lawrence (1781-1813)Tradition has it that Captain James Lawrence said these heroic words after being mortally wounded in the engagement between his ship, theU.S. frigate Chesapeake, and HMS Shannon on 1 June 1813. As the wounded Lawrence was carried below, his dying command he ordered "Tell the men to fire faster! Don't give up the ship!"


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James Lawrence Esqr. Late of the United States Navy.







July-December 1813, p.236, Port Folio magazine black stipple engravedprint.Engraved by Edwin after de Saint-Mémin.Paper: 5” x 8 1/2”.Circular Image: 2 1/4” diameterExtremely light toning in spots outside the circle and top right edge of paper, otherwise very good+ condition.

James Lawrence (1781-1813)Tradition has it that Captain James Lawrence said these heroic words after being mortally wounded in the engagement between his ship, theU.S. frigate Chesapeake, and HMS Shannon on 1 June 1813. As the wounded Lawrence was carried below, his dying command he ordered "Tell the men to fire faster! Don't give up the ship!"


ORIGINAL 1813 Portrait of James Lawrence originally Painted by Charles B. J. F. de Saint-Mémin in 1810 and being the rarest portrait of Captain Lawrence ever published. This 1813 engraving of Saint-Mémin's painting forNaval Port Folio of that year. The portrait shows Lawrence silhouetted asmost of his portraits

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James Lawrence Esq.







December 1813, p.553, Port Folio magazine black aquatint engraved print.Stuart. by David Edwin.Paper: 5” x 8 1/2”.Image: 3 3/8” x 4 1/8”Trimmed to edge top and left side.Very faint toning outside image on left side and right paper edge with some very small pieces missing. Otherwise, very good condition.

William Bainbridge (1774-1833), as commander of the Constitution, captured the Java.


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William Bainbridge, Esq. of the United States Navy







December 1814, p.3, Port Folio magazine black stipple engraved print.Engraved by [David] Edwin.Paper: 5” x 8 1/2”.Image: 3 1/4” x 3 3/4”Some paper discoloration on 1/8” of some of the right paper edge, , Otherwise, very good+ condition.

William Henry Allen (1784-1813)During the early months of the War of 1812 Lieutenant Allen served in the frigate United States, taking part in the capture of HMS Macedonianin October 1812 and commanding the prize crew that brought the latter to New York. In 1813 Allen, who received the rank of Commander in July of that year, captained the brig Argus during a commerce-raiding cruise into the waters near the British Isles. On 14 August 1813 she fought a losing engagement with HMS Pelican in the English Channel. Mortally wounded in this action, Commander William H. Allen died fourdays later.


William Henry Allen (1784-1813)During the early months of the War of 1812 Lieutenant Allen served in the frigate United States, taking part in the capture of HMS Macedonian in October 1812 and commanding the prize crew that brought the latter to New York. In 1813 Allen, who received the rank of Commander in July of that year, captained the brig Argus during a commerce-raiding cruise into the watersnear the British Isles. On 14 August 1813 she fought a losing engagement with HMS Pelican in the English Channel. Mortally wounded in this action, Commander William H. Allen died four days later.

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Wm. Henry Allen Esq. late of the United States Navy







March 1814, p.204, Port Folio magazine black aquatint engraved print.Black stipple engraved oval portrait.Waldo print, engraved by [David] Edwin.Paper: 5 1/4” x 8 3/8”.Image: 3” x 3 3/4”Small 1/4 on left paper edge and extremely small nick on paper edge onright border, Very faint offset from type of previous page difficult to notice, otherwise, very good condition.

Oliver Hazard Perry's immortal dispatch to Major General William HenryHarrison after the Battle of Lake Erie, 10 September 1813, "We have met the enemy and they are ours two ships, two brigs, one schooner and one sloop." The victory secured the Great Lakes regionfor the United States and ended the threat of invasion from that quarter.


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O.H. Perry Esqr. of the United States Navy







October, 1814, p.297 Port Folio magazine black aquatint engraved print.Paper: 5” x 8 1/2”.Image: 4” x 7”Top right of plate trimmed on a slight angle.Bottom edge with some paper residue, otherwise very good condition.

The Niagara Frontier was the scene of most of the military activity during the war and the major fortification in the region was Fort Niagara, located on the present-day New York side of the Niagara Riverwhere it empties into Lake Ontario. This fine engraving shows the fort from across the river in Newark (where Fort George was generally located and now present-day Niagara-On-The-Lake). It thus provided readers of The Port Folio with an image of what would be the most important American stronghold on this significant front of the war


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Fort Niagara taken from the British side of the River at Newark







July 1814 , p.399, Port Folio magazine black stipple engraved print.Engraving by Edwin from the portrait painting of James WoodPaper: 5 1/8” x 8 1/4”.Image: 3 1/2” x 4 5/8”Very faint toning on the top half, otherwise, very good condition.

Commodore Alexander Murray (1755-1821Murray served as captain in the 1st Maryland Regiment, commanded several privateers, and was commissioned lieutenant in the ContinentalNavy 20 July 1781, returning to private life in 1785.Upon the organization of the U.S. Navy, Murray was commissioned captain 1 July 1798, and commanded Montezuma, Insurgente, and Constellation during the Quasi-War with France; Constellation against the Barbary pirates in the Mediterranean 1801–1803; and Adams in home waters in 1805.From 1808 until his death 6 October 1821, Commodore Murray was superintendent of gunboats at Philadelphia, and, from 8 July 1813, alsowas first commandant of the Philadelphia Navy Yard.


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Alexander Murray Esq. of the United States Navy







June 1814, p.500, Port Folio magazine black stipple engraved print.Engraved by [David] Edwin after a Wood paintingPaper: 5” x 8 1/2”. Oval Image: 3” x 3 3/4”Very light toning around oval, Otherwise, very good+ condition.

Richard Dale (1756-1826)Dale was appointed a midshipman in the Continental Navy in 1776. Captured by the enemy in 1777, while serving in the Continental brig Lexington, he was imprisoned in Mill Prison, England, but escaped to France to join John Paul Jones. He was First Lieutenant in Bonhomme Richard when she captured Serapis in the celebrated engagement of 23 September 1779. During 1781 and 1782, he commanded Queen of France and made several captures.Commissioned a captain in the United States Navy on 4 June 1794, he commanded Ganges during the Quasi-War with France, 1798-1801, then commanded the Mediterranean Squadron in the operations againstTripoli in 1801.He resigned from the Navy 17 December 1802, and diedin Philadelphia 26 February 1826.


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Richard Dale Esq. late of the United States Navy







The capture of HMS Epervier (on April 29th 1914)

July-Dec. 1814, p.3, Port Folio magazine black aquatint engraved print.T[homas] Birch. Engraved by W. StricklandPaper: 5 1/4” x 8 1/2”.Image: 3 5/8” x 6 1/4”Some paper rippling at very bottom edge and very light paper roughneson bottom left border, otherwise, very good condition.

The capture of HMS Epervier was a naval action fought off the coast of Florida near Cape Canaveral on 28 April 1814, between the ship-riggedsloop of war USS Peacock and the Cruizer class brig-sloop Epervier. TheAmericans captured the British vessel after a one-sided cannonade.Commanders:United States Navy - Lewis WarringtonUK Royal Navy - Richard Wales


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Peacock & L'Epervier







August, 1814, p.135, Port Folio magazine black aquatint engraved print.Aquatint by W. StricklandPaper: 4 1/4” x 8 1/2”.Image: 4” x 7”Bottom paper edge, about 1/4” with some roughness.Extremely light foxing on a small part of the image, otherwise, very good condition.


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[Queenston] Queenstown, upper Canada







December 1814, p.529, Port Folio magazine black stipple engraved print.Engraved by [David] EdwinPaper: 5” x 8 1/2”. Oval Image: 2 1/2” x 3 1/8”Overall, very good condition.

Jesse Duncan Elliott (1782-1845)In the War of 1812 on 8 October, he and Capt. Nathan Towson capturedthe British brigs HMS Caledonia and Detroit (formerly the United Statesbrig Adams anchored near Fort Erie in the upper reaches of the NiagaraRiver. They were later commended for this action by Congress. In February 1813, however, Elliot was replaced by Master Commandant Oliver H. Perry. Transferred to Lake Ontario, Elliot served under Commodore Isaac Chauncey as Captain on board the flagship the USS Madison, and took part in the Battle of York on 27 April, 1813 and theBattle of Fort George on 27 May. Elliot was involved in the Battle of Lake Erie commanding the Niagara.


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Capt.’ M.C. [JD] Elliott, US Navy






Pub. Date1815Pub. MonthsJAN-JUNE

Battle of Fort Stephenson on the Sandusky River, August 2nd, 1813

Jan-Jun 1815, p.209, Port Folio magazine black aquatint engraved print.Paper: 4 1/4” x 8 1/2”.Image: 4 1/2” x 7 1/2”Very light toning in a few small spots, therwise, very good condition.

Plan (present-day Fremont, Ohio)showing location of fortifications, roads, advance of battalions, storehouses, and dwellings. Includes scale.The battle was a victory for the Americans. George Croghan emerged from the battle as a hero and was promoted to lieutenant colonel. CommandersGreat Britain, UK - Henry Procter - Tecumseh's confederacy 1,400 British regulars and Indians United States - George Croghan

160 U.S. regulars


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John Carter Brown Library, Brown University Providence, R.I

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A Plan of Fort Sandusky







Jan-Jun 1815, p.242, Port Folio magazine black stipple engraved print.Engraved by BoydPaper: 5” x 8 1/2”. Oval Image: 2 3/8” x 3 1/4”Three very small holes on left paper edge otherwise very good condition.

George Croghan (1791-1849)Croghan studied at the College of William and Mary and joined the armyafter he graduated in 1810. He fought at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811. For victory (and defense) in the Battle of Fort Stephenson, (Sandusky) Ohio during the War of 1812, he was promoted to the rankof lieutenant colonel. He later led a troop that was defeated in the Battleof Mackinac Island. Following the war, he resigned from the army during a reduction in force and served as a postmaster in New Orleans.Later he became an inspector general in the army. During the Mexican-American War he fought as a colonel at Monterrey. Croghan died in thecholera epidemic of 1849.


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Lt. Col. Croghan







Jan-Jun 1815, p.305, Port Folio magazine black aquatint engraved print.Engraved by W.R. Jones from a James Wood paintingPaper: 5” x 8 1/2”. Image: 4 1/4” x 5 1/4”Very faint toning spots in border areas and right side of border paper with a small nick. Otherwise, very good condition.

William Henry Harrison (1773-1841)In the War of 1812, a serious threat appeared when Shawnee Chief Tecumseh pressed for a confederacy of the Amerindian tribes. Harrison lead a force against the Amerindians and defeated the at the Battle of Tippecanoe. During the War of 1812, Harrison received the rank of Brigadier General and commanded the Northwest Army on the Detroit frontier. He successfully pushed back the British forces in 1813, re-captured Detroit, taken earlier by British General Isaac Brock, and defeated the British forces at the Battle of the Thames, when Tecumsehwas killed. After the war, Harrison was nominated for President and died in office in 1841.


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Major General Harrison







May 1815, p.398, Port Folio magazine black aquatint engraved print.Drawing by T[homas] Birch and aquatint and etching by William Strickland.Paper: 5 1/8” x 8 1/4”.Image: 3 7/8” x 7 5/8”Extremely light foxing on a small part of the image, otherwise, very good condition.


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South-east view of Sackett's harbour







Attack on Fort Oswego (on May 6th, 1814)

July - Dec 1815, p.1, Port Folio magazine black aquatint engraved print.aquatint and etching by William Strickland.Paper: 5 ” x 8 3/8”Image: 4 1/2” x 8”Extremely light foxing on a small part of the image and bottom left, otherwise, very good condition.

The Battle of Fort Oswego was a partially successful British raid on FortOswego but a loss at Battle of Big Sandy Creek allowed ship guns to getto Chauncey and he used this to command the lake thereafter.Commanders: Great Britain - James Lucas Yeo - Karl Viktor Fischer - William Mulcaster United States - George Mitchell


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Attack on Fort Oswego







July -Dec 1815, p.105, Port Folio magazine black aquatint engraved print.Paper: 5” x 8 1/2”.Image: 4” x 7”Bottom paper edge with a few pinholes, otherwise, very good condition.


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A View of the Port of Buffaloe - Lake Erie







The Battle of Niagara or Lundy's Lane (on July 25th, 1814)

September 1815, p.219, Port Folio magazine black aquatint engraved print.From a sketch by Major Riddle. Engraving by Wm. Strickland.Paper: 5” x 9 1/2”. Image: 3 7/8” x 7 1/2”Trimmed closer to the edge on the right side.Bottom paper edge with tear along it not affecting text.Paper repaired. Otherwise, very good condition.

The British won a strategic victory, however lost any advantage they may have gained a little later at the Seige of Fort Erie.Commanders:Great Britain - Gordon Drummond - Phineas RiallUnited States - Jacob Brown - Winfield Scott - Eleazer Ripley


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Battle of Niagara







July-Dec. 1815, p.430, Port Folio magazine black stipple engraved print.J. Wood print. Engraved by GimbreadePaper: 5” x 8 1/2”.Image: 3 1/4” x 3 3/4”1/2” tear on bottom paper and 3 edge tiny nick on right paper edge, very faint foxing around image and on right border otherwise, very good condition.

James Biddle (1783-1848)During the War of 1812, Biddle was first lieutenant in USS Wasp.After this, he was in command of the sloop USS Hornet USS Hornet when she defeated HMS Penguin. Later, in 1817, he was sent to the Columbia River to formally take over the Oregon Country for the UnitedStates, which was completed in 1818Biddle negotiated the first treaty between the United States and China.


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James Biddle, Esq. of the United States Navy







July 1816, p.1, Port Folio magazine black aquatint engraved print.Max. Godefroy designed, engraved by B.TannerPaper: 5 1/4” x 8 3/8”.Image: 4 1/8” x 6 1/4”Small white 1/8” oval on lower left side, right paper edge with a few tinyholes and bottom right paper edge rough cut. Otherwise, very good condition.

The Battle Monument, located on Calvert Street between Fayette and Lexington Streets in Baltimore, Maryland, commemorates the Battle of Baltimore and honors those who died during the month of September 1814 during the War of 1812. The monument, designed by Baltimore architect Maximilian Godefroy and built in 1815-25, is 39 feet tall and isunusual in having an Egyptian Revival cenotaph base which suggests atomb. The monument is depicted on the seal of the City of Baltimore thatwas adopted in 1827 and the city's flag adopted in the early 20th century.


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Battle Monument in Baltimore







Jan-Jun 1816, p.97, Port Folio magazine black aquatint engraved print.Engraved by Gimbrede from a James Wood paintingPaper: 5” x 8 1/2”. Image: 3 1/4” x 4”Extremely faint toning spots in border areas and top left corner of pagewith a small bend fold. Otherwise, very good condition.

Jacob Jennings Brown (1775-1828) When the War of 1812 began, Jacob Brown was a brigadier general in the New York militia. Though he opposed the war, he organized the defenses in the Great Lakes region. He defeated the British at the Battleof Sackett's Harbor on May 29, 1813. The next year his army captured Fort Erie on Ontario. He was wounded twice at the Battle of Lundy's Lane, one of the bloodiest of the war for both sides. His successes in thenorthwest made him a national hero. After the war, the Army was cut and in 1821, he was the only major-general in the service.


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Major General Brown, US Army







July-Dec. 1817, p.1, Port Folio magazine black stipple engraved print.Engraving by H[enry] Bridport after a [Gilbert] Stuart paintingPaper: 5” x 8 1/2”.Image: 3 3/4” x 4 1/2”Printed with tighter left side border and right side of paper with a coupleof pin holes 1/4’ from edge. Otherwise, very good condition.

General Thomas Mifflin (1744-1800)Mifflin championed the colonial position against the crown. In 1774 he attended the Continental Congress (1774-76). Meanwhile, he had helped to raise troops and in May 1775 won appointment as a major in the Continental Army. In the summer of 1775 he first became an aide-de-camp to Washington and then Quartermaster General of the Continental Army. Late in 1775 he became a colonel and in May 1776 abrigadier general. He participated directly in the war effort. He took partin the Battles of Long Island, NY, Trenton, NJ, and Princeton, NJ. Furthermore, through his persuasive oratory, he apparently convinced many men not to leave the military service.


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Thos Mifflin, Esqr.







The Capture of Fort George (on May 27th, 1813)

July 1817, p.175, Port Folio magazine black aquatint engraved print.Paper: 4 5/8” x 8 1/8”.Image: 4 1/2” x 8”Trimmed to edge top and left side.Bottom paper edge with tear along it not affecting text.Paper repaired. Otherwise, very good condition.

American victory on British (Canadian) soil in the War of 1812 capturing Fort George however, victory not capitalized on.Commanders: Great Britain - John Vincent United States - Henry Dearborn - Winfield Scott - Oliver Hazard Perry


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LAC ....Item (linked) part of W.H. Coverdale collection of Canadiana [multiple media]Manoir Richelieu collection (R3908-0-0-E)Date(s) ca. 1813

Place 35 Liberty St., New York, New York

Place of creation: No place, unknown, orundetermined

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Capture of Fort George







June 1817, p.175, Port Folio magazine black aquatint engraved print.Paper: 5” x 8 3/4”.Vinette Image: 4 3/4” x 5”Paper on bottom repaired and missing piece on edge, 1/4” x 8 1/4” replaced. Title type not lost and quite readable. Otherwise, very good condition.

Interesting background...“This Ancient Fortification is at the confluence of the Miami and Ohio Rivers. It was the bastion of General William Henry Harrison and on hisprivate property.”

“The site known as Miami Fort is no fort at all, and it is also much larger than previously believed – so large, in fact, that its berms stretch to almost six kilometers in length, making it twice as large as any otherNative American earthworks in Ohio, and one of the largest in the nation.”


This Ancient Fortification is at the confluence of the Miami and Ohio Rivers. It was the bastion of General William Henry Harrison and on his private peroperty. This engraving is believe to have been engraved by William SticklandDear Sir---As some pages of your interesting miscellany have already beendevoted to the aboriginal remains of ourcountry, I am induced to send you the annexed draught of an ancient work, inHamilton county, Ohio. It is situated immediately at the confluence of the Ohio and Great Miami rivers, on the estate of general Harrison; and in the opinion of the proprietor (who is certainly well qualified to judge), and

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Ancient Fortification in Ohio





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