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An Exact View of the Late Battle at Charlestown, June 17th, 1775

ca. 1775
Not on view
This rare early American print depicts a conflict often referred to as the Battle of Bunker Hill. Near the start of the American Revolution, the action took place on the Charlestown Peninsula, north of Boston Harbor and involved 2,400 British troops commanded by Major General Howe ranged against 1,500 Americans of the Continental Army under General Artemas Ward and General Israel Putnam. Here, straight ranks of colonial troops in blue face the advancing red-coated British, with a glimpse of Boston shown at right and Charlestown burning at left.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: An Exact View of the Late Battle at Charlestown, June 17th, 1775
  • Artist: Bernard Romans (American, Delft, Holland 1720–1784 at sea)
  • Publisher: Anonymous, American, 18th century
  • Date: ca. 1775
  • Medium: Engraving with hand coloring
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 11 7/8 × 16 5/8 in. (30.1 × 42.2 cm)
    Frame: 18 × 24 in. (45.7 × 61 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Charles Allen Munn, 1924
  • Object Number: 24.90.46
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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