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Lot Essay
WAR OF 1812 – Andrew DULUC, artist & engraver. First View of the Battle of Patapsco Neck. Dedicated to those who lost their friends in defence of their country. Setpr. 12 1814. [Baltimore: Andrew Duluc, 1814].
The earliest-known view of the Battle of Baltimore, drawn and engraved by a participant. Although naïve in character, the map is overall an accurate representation of the action on the north side of Baltimore, alternatively known as the Battle of North Point—the land battle that preceded the British naval attack on Fort McHenry that inspired the "Star-Spangled Banner." The view offers an A–N Key identifying the opposing forces and incidents including the death of General Ross. Little is known of the printer, save that he enjoys "the distinction of belonging to that extremely select group of American solider-artists who have portrayed the battle in which they fought—in his case, producing a copper plate engraving within two weeks of the action!" (Wilbur Hunter, "The Battle of Baltimore Illustrated," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 8., No. 2, Apr. 1951, p. 236.)
Engraving. Plate: 14 7/8 x 17 1/2 in (365 x445mm), sheet: 15 1/2 x 18 5/8 in (400 x 473mm). (Two small tears at lower margin repaired on verso. Reinforced on verso with paper.) Matted and framed.
The earliest-known view of the Battle of Baltimore, drawn and engraved by a participant. Although naïve in character, the map is overall an accurate representation of the action on the north side of Baltimore, alternatively known as the Battle of North Point—the land battle that preceded the British naval attack on Fort McHenry that inspired the "Star-Spangled Banner." The view offers an A–N Key identifying the opposing forces and incidents including the death of General Ross. Little is known of the printer, save that he enjoys "the distinction of belonging to that extremely select group of American solider-artists who have portrayed the battle in which they fought—in his case, producing a copper plate engraving within two weeks of the action!" (Wilbur Hunter, "The Battle of Baltimore Illustrated," The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 8., No. 2, Apr. 1951, p. 236.)
Engraving. Plate: 14 7/8 x 17 1/2 in (365 x445mm), sheet: 15 1/2 x 18 5/8 in (400 x 473mm). (Two small tears at lower margin repaired on verso. Reinforced on verso with paper.) Matted and framed.