[ENGRAVING] War of 1812 Battle Monument, Baltimore (1846)

[ENGRAVING] Battle Monument, Baltimore. Boston: Samuel Walker, 1846. [11028]

The full leaf measures 9 x 11 1/2 inches. The engraving is about 8 x 6 inches. Some edge-wear that will not be visible when matted and framed.  Good. Engraving.

Removed from The History and Topography of The United States of North America...&c. By John Howard Hinton, Boston: 1846.

This monument was built to honor the soldiers who died defending the city of Baltimore, September 12-14, 1814, during the War of 1812. It took ten years to complete, 1815-1825, and was designed by Maximilian Godefroy.

Artist: W. Goodacre; engraved by Archer & Boilly.