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The siege of Savannah, 1779

Title
  1. The siege of Savannah, 1779 [graphic]
Published by
  1. 1797-1888.
Author
  1. Emmet, Thomas Addis, 1828-1919.

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Details

Additional authors
  1. Sartain, John, 1808-1897.
  2. Emmet Collection.
Description
  1. 48 prints : etching, engraving, stipple, lithograph, some col.; 27.0 x 34.5 cm. or smaller.
Summary
  1. Portraits of individuals and views of sites associated with the siege of Savannah, Georgia in 1779. Individuals portrayed include Francois-Claude-Amour de Bouillé, Francois-Joseph-Paul de Grasse, Charles Henri d'Estaing, William Few, Jean-Francois de La Pérouse, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Isaac Hugear, Benjamin Lincoln, Louis XVI, George Macartney, Lachlan McIntosh, William Moultrie, Augustine Prévost, Thomas Pinckney, David Ramsay and Pierre de Vaudreuil. Sites depicted include Charleston, Savannah, the coast of Florida and Fort-de-France, Martinique. Also includes representations of houses and churches in Savannah and and the lighthouse on Tybee Island.
Subject
  1. Savannah (Ga.)
  2. Prints > American > 19th century
  3. Portraits > American > 19th century
  4. Portraits > French > 18th century
  5. Portraits > American > 18th century
  6. Portraits > British > 18th century
  7. Savannah (Ga.) > History > Siege, 1779
  8. Savannah River Region (Ga. and S.C.)
  9. Fort-de-France (Martinique)
  10. Charleston (S.C.)
  11. Coasts > Florida
  12. Lighthouses > Georgia
  13. Houses > Georgia > Savannah
  14. Churches > Georgia > Savannah
  15. Vaudreuil, Pierre de Rigaud, marquis de, 1698-1778
  16. Ramsay, David, 1750-1828
  17. Pinckney, Thomas, 1750-1828
  18. Prévost, Augustine, approximately 1725-1786
  19. Moultrie, William, 1730-1805
  20. McIntosh, Lachlan, 1725-1806
  21. Macartney, George Macartney, Earl, 1737-1806
  22. Louis > XVI, > King of France, > 1754-1793
  23. Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810
  24. Huger, Isaac, 1742 or 3-1797
  25. Howe, Robert, 1732-1786
  26. Hastings, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Marquess of, 1754-1826
  27. La Pérouse, Jean-François de Galaup, comte de, 1741-1788
  28. Few, William, 1748-1828
  29. Estaing, Charles Henri, comte d', 1729-1794
  30. Grasse, François Joseph Paul de Grasse, comte de, 1722-1788
  31. Bouillé, François-Claude-Amour, marquis de, 1739-1800
Genre/Form
  1. Portraits – British – 18th century.
  2. Portraits – American – 18th century.
  3. Portraits – French – 18th century.
  4. Portraits – American – 19th century.
  5. Prints – American – 19th century.
Contents
  1. EM7313. Attaque de Brimstomhill / N. Ponce -- EM7314. Le Marqis. de Vaudreuil / Maurin -- EM7317. Major General Benjamin Lincoln -- EM7318. Major John Habersham/ John Sartain -- EM7319. Cambray Lt. Col. Engeers. -- EM7320. Major General Thomas Pinckney / W.G. Armstrong -- EM7321. Jean Francois Galaup de la Perouse, chef d'escadre des armées navales -- EM7322. Charles Henri Comte d'Estaing -- EM7323. [Charles Town, South Carolina] -- EM7324. The Right Hon. George Macartney, Earl of Macartney, K.B. / G. Bartolozzi -- EM7325. Guil. de la Motte Piquet, chef d'escadre -- EM7326. Mouth of the Savannah River / Harley.
  2. EM. 7327. Burning of Savannah -- EM7329A. Old houses in Savannah -- EM7329B. Interesting old church near Savannah, Georgia -- EM7329C. Savannah im Jahre 1778 -- EM7330. Vue de Savannah dans la Georgie -- EM7331. Maj. Gen. Augustine Prévost, Colonel of the 69th Foot / Max Rosenthal -- EM7332. Col. Henry Lee / H.B. Hall -- EM7334. B. Lincoln / H.B. Hall -- EM7335. David Ramsay, M.D. / Gimbrede -- EM7336. General Howe -- EM7338. [Col. Campbold?] -- EM7339. Brig.-Gen. Isaac Huger -- EM7340. David Ramsay, M.D. / J.B. Longacre -- EM7343. General Lachlan McIntosh -- EM7345. Charles Henry Count D'Estaing -- EM7346A. McIntosh -- EM7346B. Dwelling of General McIntosh -- EM7347. A view of Charles-Town, the capital of South Carolina -- EM7348. Willm. Moultrie / H.B. Hall -- EM7350. William Few / Albert Rosenthal -- EM7351. The Right Honourable Lord George Germaine One of his Majesty's Principal Secretarys of State -- EM7352. William Moultrie Esqre. / G. Fairman -- EM7353. Tourville / Grégoire et Deneux -- EM7355. A view of Charles Town the Capital of South Carolina in North American -- EM7356. Charles Town from the south Shore of Ashley River -- EM7357. Lamotte-Picquet / Maurin -- EM7358. Lynnhaven Bay / J. Hill -- EM7359. De Grasse / Maurin -- EM7361. Siege of Charleston -- EM7362. Louis XVI / Villain -- EM7364. D'Estaing / Maurin -- EM7365. On the Coast of Florida / R. Hinshelwood -- EM7366. Fois. Cde. Amour Marquis de Bouillé / Henry Grevedon.
Call number
  1. MEZP
Note
  1. Title from Calendar of Emmet Collection.
  2. Includes some photomechanical reproductions.
  3. Compiled by Thomas Addis Emmet as extra-illustration for the Siege of Savannah in 1779 as described by two contemporaneous journals of French officers in the fleet of Count d'Estaing. Albany, N.Y.: Joel Munsell, 1874.
Access (note)
  1. Restricted access;
Cite as (note)
  1. Emmet Collection.
Indexes/finding aids (note)
  1. Finding aid available.
Linking entry (note)
  1. Forms part of Emmet Collection of Manuscripts Etc. Relating to American History.
Author
  1. Emmet, Thomas Addis, 1828-1919. Collector
Title
  1. The siege of Savannah, 1779 [graphic]
Imprint
  1. 1797-1888.
Restricted access
  1. Restricted access; Print Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Cite as:
  1. Emmet Collection.
Linking entry
  1. Forms part of Emmet Collection of Manuscripts Etc. Relating to American History.
Indexes
  1. Finding aid available.
Connect to:
  1. NYPL Digital Collections
Added author
  1. Sartain, John, 1808-1897. Engraver
  2. Emmet Collection.
Research call number
  1. MEZP
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