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The bivouac at Monmouth

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Image ID

808733


Item data

Title

The bivouac at Monmouth

Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection
American History -- 1778

Names

Chappel, Alonzo, 1828-1887 (Artist)
Buttre, John Chester, 1821-1893 (Engraver)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1856
Place: New York

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC AME-1778

Subjects

United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783
Monmouth, Battle of, Freehold, N.J., 1778
United States -- 1778
Monmouth (N.J.) -- 1778
Military camps -- American -- New Jersey -- Freehold -- 1778
Military personnel -- American -- New Jersey -- Freehold -- 1778
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Generals

Genres

Conjectural Works
Reproductive Prints

Notes

Statement Of Responsibility: "From the original picture by A. Chappel, in the possession of the publishers." "Entered according to act of Congress AD 1856, by Martin, Johnson & Co. in the clerks office of the district court of the southern district of N. York."--printed on border.
Content: Written on border: "June 28, 1778."

Physical Description

Steel engravings
Extent: 1 print : b ; 20 x 25 cm. (8 x 9 1/2 in.)

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17613332
Barcode: 33333159312988
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 90e27330-c530-012f-d259-58d385a7bc34

Rights

The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1856

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MLA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The bivouac at Monmouth" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1856. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/90e27330-c530-012f-d259-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1856). The bivouac at Monmouth Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/90e27330-c530-012f-d259-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "The bivouac at Monmouth" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 10, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/90e27330-c530-012f-d259-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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