[John Andre, 1751-1780, the death warrant of Major Andre] – Historic Reproduction
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(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 antique engraving of [John Andre, 1751-1780, the death warrant of Major Andre] brings a moment of history to your wall. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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[John Andre, 1751-1780, the death warrant of Major Andre]
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This engraving reproduces the death warrant of Major John André, the British officer captured in September 1780 while carrying documents from Benedict Arnold, who was plotting to surrender the fortress at West Point. A board of American officers convicted André as a spy, and the warrant ordering his execution is the document shown here. He was hanged at Tappan, New York, on October 2, 1780, a sentence that drew sympathy in Britain and became a lasting part of the Revolutionary War story. The print, made around 1859, reflects the nineteenth-century interest in preserving such documents.
| Medium | 1 print : engraving. |
|---|---|
| Notes | c1859. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,266 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-125187 |
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