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Newell, J. Perry (fl. 1858-1866) The Battle of Lake Erie, Commodore O.H. Perry's Victory.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07728 Author/Creator: Newell, J. Perry (fl. 1858-1866) Place Written: Newport, Rhode Island Type: Print Date: 1878 Pagination: 1 print ; 42 x 63 cm. Order a Copy

Printed by J.H. Bufford's Sons in Boston, Massachusetts. Lithograph depicting the 10 September 1813 Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812. The names of the ships depicted appear along the bottom.

Newell, J. P., fl. 1858-1866
J.H. Bufford & Sons (Boston, Mass.)
Perry, Oliver Hazard, 1785-1819

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