File:A view of the bombardment of Fort McHenry, near Baltimore, by the British fleet, taken from the observatory under the command of Admirals Cochrane & Cockburn on the morning of the 13th of LCCN2013645001.jpg

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English: Title: A view of the bombardment of Fort McHenry, near Baltimore, by the British fleet, taken from the observatory under the command of Admirals Cochrane & Cockburn on the morning of the 13th of Sepr. 1814 which lasted 24 hours, & thrown from 1500 to 1800 shells in the night attempted to land by forcing a passage up the ferry branch but were repulsed with great loss / J. Bower, sc. Phila. Abstract/medium: 1 print : etching, aquatint, and engraving, hand-colored ; 40.1 x 50.9 cm (sheet)
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Miscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congress
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  • Title from item.
  • Re-engraving of earlier print shows the British fleet bombarding Fort McHenry, Baltimore, Maryland, during the War of 1812.
  • Purchase; Old Print Shop; 2012; (DLC/PP-2013:004).
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prints and photographs division
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bombardment · maryland · baltimore · forts & fortifications · fort mchenry (baltimore, md.) · united states · history · war of 1812 · naval operations · british · campaigns & battles · engravings · reproductions · etchings
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baltimore
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Maryland--Baltimore

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