Evacuation of Boston / Beeler sc. – Historic Print
![Evacuation of Boston / Beeler sc., [between 1850 and 1900(?)] — antique engraving](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/98/98322b8218c4-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 Evacuation of Boston / Beeler sc. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Evacuation of Boston / Beeler sc.
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The engraving shows the British army's departure from Boston in March 1776, when the ships in its harbor marked the end of the long siege. After Continental forces hauled artillery from Ticonderoga and fortified Dorchester Heights overlooking the harbor, General William Howe chose to withdraw his troops and many Loyalist residents by sea to Halifax. Beeler's print was colored by hand, a method common in later nineteenth-century reproductions of Revolutionary scenes, which were often made for patriotic audiences.
| Created / published | [between 1850 and 1900(?)] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : engraving, hand-colored. |
| Genre | Engravings Hand-colored 1850-1900. |
| Subjects | Military retreats--Massachusetts--Boston--1770-1780. Ships--Massachusetts--Boston--1770-1780. United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Military retreats. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,762 × 4,672 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-219982 |
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