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Siege-work

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Data source:

Research Catalog

Image ID

809312


Item data

Title

Siege-work

Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection
American History -- 1860s

Names

Forbes, Edwin, 1839-1895 (Artist)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1890

Library Location

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC AME-186

Subjects

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
United States -- 1860-1869
Soldiers -- United States -- 1860-1869
Tents -- United States -- 1860-1869
Military camps -- United States -- 1860-1869
Siege warfare -- United States -- 1860-1869
Cannons -- United States -- 1860-1869
Forts & fortifications
Batteries (Weaponry)
Cannons

Genres

Prints

Notes

Content: Printed on border: "299"
Source Note: An artist''s story of the great war, 30 years after... : illustrated with nearly 300 relief etchings after sketches in the field, and 20 half-tone equestrian portraits from original oil paintings. (New York : Fords, Howard Hulbert, c1890) Forbes, Edwin (1839-1895), Author.

Physical Description

Line photoengravings
Extent: 1 print : b ; 22 x 32 cm. (8 3/4 x 12 3/4 in.)

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17613364
Barcode: 33333159318712
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): cbac2950-c531-012f-6106-58d385a7bc34

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

1890

Cite this item

MLA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Siege-work" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1890. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cbac2950-c531-012f-6106-58d385a7bc34

APA format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1890). Siege-work Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cbac2950-c531-012f-6106-58d385a7bc34

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "Siege-work" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 14, 2026. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/cbac2950-c531-012f-6106-58d385a7bc34

Wikipedia citation

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