Collection: Osher Collection

Name: Town of Falmouth burnt by Captain Moet, Octbr. 18th 1775.

Barcode: 43443

Image Number: 43443.0001

Creator: Norman, John, 1748?-1817

Physical Description: Topographical view of the burning of Portland (then Falmouth), Maine by Lieutenant Henry Mowatt on October 18, 1775. View shows Falmouth being attacked by warships. Published in volume 2, part 1 of An Impartial History of the war in America, between Great Britain and United States... Boston, printed by Coverly and Hodge, 1782.The title page to part 1 (1782) (as the work was originally published in installments) states "Adorned with a beautiful Copper-Plate, representing the burning of the Town of Falmouth, by Capt. Mowat, in the year 1776 [sic]."

Date/Date Range Produced: 1782

Date/Date Range Published: 1782

Language: English

Dimensions: H 16.4 X W 29.6 cm

OCLC: 811349997

Donor: Osher

Permanent URL: https://oshermaps.org/map/43443.0001