Charlestown ; [with] Nachricht von der belagerung und einnahme der stadt und hafens Charlestown in America, 1780

Item — Drawer: 122 : L : 4, Section: 5

Identifier: 2020-IL-001-067

Staff Only

Description

German woodcut of the siege of Charleston, South Carolina in May 1780. The depiction of Charleston is imaginary. Donnhaeuser lacked a view of Charleston so he modified a pre-existing view of an unidentified German city to show the siege. Text describing the siege on verso, titled Nachricht von der belagerung und einnahme der stadt und hafens Charlestown in America.

Dates

1780

Creator

Donnhäuser, Johann David, 1752-1789 (Creator, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research during scheduled appointments. Researchers must complete the Washington Library’s Special Collections and Archives Registration Form before access is provided. The library reserves the right to restrict access to certain items for preservation purposes.

Extent

1 Sheets ; 17 x 31 cm.

Language of Materials

English

German

Additional Description

Reference numbers

Client reference #246; WAG #289347

Provenance

Cohen & Taliaferro LLC, 13 April 2015.

Additional details

Not drawn to scale

Created/Published

[Frankfurt am Main] : s.n., 1780

Subjects

Aerial views Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Charleston (S.C.) Subject Source: Naf
Charleston (S.C.) -- History -- Siege, 1780 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Engravings (prints) Subject Source: Genre Terms: A Thesaurus for Use in Rare Book and Special Collections Cataloguing
United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings