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- Description
- 48 prints : etching, engraving, stipple, lithograph, some col.; 27.0 x 34.5 cm. or smaller.
- 2 drawings : pen, ink & wash ;
- Summary
- Portraits of individuals and views of sites associated with the siege of Savannah, Georgia in 1779. Individuals portrayed include Francois-Claude-Amour de Bouillé, Francois-Joseph-Paul de Grasse, Charles Henri d'Estaing, William Few, Jean-Francois de La Pérouse, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Isaac Hugear, Benjamin Lincoln, Louis XVI, George Macartney, Lachlan McIntosh, William Moultrie, Augustine Prévost, Thomas Pinckney, David Ramsay and Pierre de Vaudreuil. Sites depicted include Charleston, Savannah, the coast of Florida and Fort-de-France, Martinique. Also includes representations of houses and churches in Savannah and and the lighthouse on Tybee Island.
- Subjects
- Savannah (Ga.)
- Prints > American > 19th century
- Portraits > American > 19th century
- Portraits > French > 18th century
- Portraits > American > 18th century
- Portraits > British > 18th century
- Savannah (Ga.) > History > Siege, 1779
- Savannah River Region (Ga. and S.C.)
- Fort-de-France (Martinique)
- Charleston (S.C.)
- Coasts > Florida
- Lighthouses > Georgia
- Houses > Georgia > Savannah
- Churches > Georgia > Savannah
- Vaudreuil, Pierre de Rigaud, marquis de, 1698-1778
- Ramsay, David, 1750-1828
- Pinckney, Thomas, 1750-1828
- Prévost, Augustine, approximately 1725-1786
- Moultrie, William, 1730-1805
- McIntosh, Lachlan, 1725-1806
- Macartney, George Macartney, Earl, 1737-1806
- Louis > XVI, > King of France, > 1754-1793
- Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810
- Huger, Isaac, 1742 or 3-1797
- Howe, Robert, 1732-1786
- Hastings, Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Marquess of, 1754-1826
- La Pérouse, Jean-François de Galaup, comte de, 1741-1788
- Few, William, 1748-1828
- Estaing, Charles Henri, comte d', 1729-1794
- Grasse, François Joseph Paul de Grasse, comte de, 1722-1788
- Bouillé, François-Claude-Amour, marquis de, 1739-1800
- Genre/Form
- Portraits – British – 18th century.
- Portraits – American – 18th century.
- Portraits – French – 18th century.
- Portraits – American – 19th century.
- Prints – American – 19th century.
- Note
- Title from Calendar of Emmet Collection.
- Includes some photomechanical reproductions.
- Compiled by Thomas Addis Emmet as extra-illustration for the Siege of Savannah in 1779 as described by two contemporaneous journals of French officers in the fleet of Count d'Estaing. Albany, N.Y.: Joel Munsell, 1874.
- Access (note)
- Cite As (note)
- Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
- Linking Entry (note)
- Forms part of Emmet Collection of Manuscripts Etc. Relating to American History.
- Contents
- EM7313. Attaque de Brimstomhill / N. Ponce -- EM7314. Le Marqis. de Vaudreuil / Maurin -- EM7317. Major General Benjamin Lincoln -- EM7318. Major John Habersham/ John Sartain -- EM7319. Cambray Lt. Col. Engeers. -- EM7320. Major General Thomas Pinckney / W.G. Armstrong -- EM7321. Jean Francois Galaup de la Perouse, chef d'escadre des armées navales -- EM7322. Charles Henri Comte d'Estaing -- EM7323. [Charles Town, South Carolina] -- EM7324. The Right Hon. George Macartney, Earl of Macartney, K.B. / G. Bartolozzi -- EM7325. Guil. de la Motte Piquet, chef d'escadre -- EM7326. Mouth of the Savannah River / Harley.
- EM. 7327. Burning of Savannah -- EM7329A. Old houses in Savannah -- EM7329B. Interesting old church near Savannah, Georgia -- EM7329C. Savannah im Jahre 1778 -- EM7330. Vue de Savannah dans la Georgie -- EM7331. Maj. Gen. Augustine Prévost, Colonel of the 69th Foot / Max Rosenthal -- EM7332. Col. Henry Lee / H.B. Hall -- EM7334. B. Lincoln / H.B. Hall -- EM7335. David Ramsay, M.D. / Gimbrede -- EM7336. General Howe -- EM7338. [Col. Campbold?] -- EM7339. Brig.-Gen. Isaac Huger -- EM7340. David Ramsay, M.D. / J.B. Longacre -- EM7343. General Lachlan McIntosh -- EM7345. Charles Henry Count D'Estaing -- EM7346A. McIntosh -- EM7346B. Dwelling of General McIntosh -- EM7347. A view of Charles-Town, the capital of South Carolina -- EM7348. Willm. Moultrie / H.B. Hall -- EM7350. William Few / Albert Rosenthal -- EM7351. The Right Honourable Lord George Germaine One of his Majesty's Principal Secretarys of State -- EM7352. William Moultrie Esqre. / G. Fairman -- EM7353. Tourville / Grégoire et Deneux -- EM7355. A view of Charles Town the Capital of South Carolina in North American -- EM7356. Charles Town from the south Shore of Ashley River -- EM7357. Lamotte-Picquet / Maurin -- EM7358. Lynnhaven Bay / J. Hill -- EM7359. De Grasse / Maurin -- EM7361. Siege of Charleston -- EM7362. Louis XVI / Villain -- EM7364. D'Estaing / Maurin -- EM7365. On the Coast of Florida / R. Hinshelwood -- EM7366. Fois. Cde. Amour Marquis de Bouillé / Henry Grevedon.
- Call Number
- MEZP
- OCLC
- NYPG96-F23
- Author
Emmet, Thomas Addis, 1828-1919. Collector
- Title
The siege of Savannah, 1779 [graphic]
- Imprint
1797-1888.
- Restricted Access
Restricted access; Print Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
- Cite As:
Emmet Collection.
- Linking Entry
Forms part of Emmet Collection of Manuscripts Etc. Relating to American History.
- Indexes
Finding aid available.
- Connect to:
- Added Author
Sartain, John, 1808-1897. Engraver
Emmet Collection.
- Research Call Number
MEZP