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View of the spot where General Ross fell near Baltimore

Description

Print depicting the specific location where British Major-General Robert Ross died on September 12, 1814 at the Battle of North Point during the War of 1812. A soldier in a blue jacket and tricorne hat rides a white horse on a path between two patches of trees and gazes at a sunny spot of grass to the left.

Date

1834

Contributor(s)

Contributor(s) Notes

Artist: Joshua Shaw; Engraver: John Hill

Publisher

M. Carey & Sons

Collection Number

1988.61

Dimensions

16 x 20 inches

Object ID

H92

Extent

1 print

Resource ID

3665

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

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