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Lot 13

Rare Hand-Colored Engraving of War of 1812 Engagement Between American Forces and Tecumseh
Sale 1853 - American History: Premier Auction
Jun 21, 2019 10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$600 - 800
Price Realized
$594
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Lot Description
Rare Hand-Colored Engraving of War of 1812 Engagement Between American Forces and Tecumseh

Hand-colored engraving, 8.125 x 14.5 in. (sight, including margins), framed, 10.5 x 16.75 in. A View of Col. Johnson's Engagement with the Savages (Commanded by Tecumseh) near the Moravian Town, October 5, 1812. Abel Bowen, 1828. 

A dramatic engraving portraying the battle between American forces under the command of Colonel Richard M. Johnson and American Indians under the command of Tecumseh, who were allied with the British. Detailed action is presented at center, with Johnson on horseback engaged with an Indian wielding a tomahawk, an American soldier engaging with an Indian, and an Indian in the act of scalping a fallen soldier. Tecumseh is shown standing in the foreground, at the far right. Significant elements of the scene are numbered and described in a corresponding key printed below.

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