The Evacuation of Boston, March 17, 1776 – Historic Print
![The Evacuation of Boston, March 17, 1776, [no date recorded on caption card] — antique engraving](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/2a/2a1f6ce0c845-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare antique engraving captures The Evacuation of Boston, March 17, 1776 in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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The Evacuation of Boston, March 17, 1776
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The subject here is the morning the British army sailed out of Boston on March 17, 1776, ending a siege that had held the town since the spring of 1775. Washington's artillery on Dorchester Heights had made the harbor untenable for the British fleet, and the evacuation was a rare American victory in the early war. This engraving was made later, from a drawing by L. Hollis, and cut by F.T. Stuart for an illustrated edition of Abbott's *Lives of the Presidents*. Its origin as a book illustration, rather than a contemporary view, is worth keeping in mind when reading the scene.
| Created / published | [no date recorded on caption card] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : engraving. |
| Subjects | Engraving by F.T. Stuart, Boston, after drawing by L. Hollis. For Abbott, Lives of the Presidents. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Pres. I.; BI--WORKS; US Hist.; Mass.--Boston--Hist.; Artists, Publ. I.; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,159 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-132056 |
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